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Overgrown Leyland Cypress: Better Screening Alternatives

Q: Leyland cypress planted against advice—now huge. Pruning time and method?

A: Pruning guru Rick Smith says you'll eventually wish you'd replaced them. Limited sun thins lower half. Better: 'Emerald Green' or 'American Pillar' arborvitae. Or wire arbor with evergreen vine (Clematis armondii). More at Plants for Screening.

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