{"id":2281,"date":"2016-04-27T09:04:22","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T08:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/?p=2281"},"modified":"2016-04-27T09:13:23","modified_gmt":"2016-04-27T08:13:23","slug":"farewell-leylandii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/?p=2281","title":{"rendered":"Farewell Leylandii"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"shariff\" data-title=\"Farewell Leylandii\" data-info-url=\"\" data-backend-url=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/shariff-sharing\/backend\/index.php\" data-temp=\"\/tmp\" data-ttl=\"60\" data-service=\"gft\" data-services='[\"googleplus\",\"facebook\",\"twitter\",\"info\"]' data-image=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6189.jpg\" data-url=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/?p=2281\" data-lang=\"en\" data-theme=\"color\" data-orientation=\"horizontal\"><\/div><p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6189.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2278\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2278\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6189.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6189\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6189.jpg 1500w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6189-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6189-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6189-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6189-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A large\u00a0Leylandii tree has dominated one corner of our garden,\u00a0having stood\u00a0there for 50 years or so.\u00a0\u00a0 It has been a home to many birds, a refuge for cats escaping our dogs, not to mention a play place for grandchildren.\u00a0\u00a0 But it\u00a0has been\u00a0getting out of hand, and not able to be thinned or pruned.\u00a0\u00a0 So with sadness in our hears be brought in the tree surgeon.\u00a0 It was not the best of weather for the job either, driving April snow made it a wet and unpleasant job.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6192.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2279\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2279\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6192.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6192\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6192.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6192-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6192-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6192-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6192-624x624.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even with a few of the bottom branches off, the tree began to look better, but we realised that it was just too big for our little garden.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6242.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2266\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2266\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6242-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6242\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6242-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6242-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6242-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6242-624x416.jpg 624w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6242.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6194-Edit.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2280\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2280 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6194-Edit-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6194-Edit\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6194-Edit-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6194-Edit-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6194-Edit-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6194-Edit-624x936.jpg 624w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6194-Edit.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6257.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2269\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2269\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6257-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6257\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6257-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6257-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6257-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6257-624x936.jpg 624w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6257.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6258.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2270\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2270 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6258.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6258\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6258.jpg 1500w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6258-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6258-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6258-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6258-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6254.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2268\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2268\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6254-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6254\" width=\"625\" height=\"937\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6254-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6254-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6254-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6254-624x936.jpg 624w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6254.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6266.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2272\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2272\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6266.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6266\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6266.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6266-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6266-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6266-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6266-624x624.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was interesting to watch a skilled craftsman at work as he climbed up the thin trunks, wielding his chain saw.\u00a0 And when it was all down, he brought out his big saw and slicded off the trunk close to the ground.\u00a0\u00a0 Counting the rings, \u00a0the original estimate of about 50 years was confirnmed.\u00a0\u00a0 We have even kept one of the big slices of the trunk as a souvenir.\u00a0\u00a0 Perhaps we will create a garden table out of it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6267.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2273\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2273\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6267-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6267\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6267-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6267-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6267-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6267-624x416.jpg 624w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6267.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6268.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2274\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2274\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6268-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6268\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6268-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6268-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6268-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6268-624x416.jpg 624w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6268.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6272.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2275\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2275\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6272-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6272\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6272-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6272-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6272-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6272-624x936.jpg 624w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6272.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6276.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2276\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2276\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6276-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6276\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6276-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6276-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6276-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6276-624x416.jpg 624w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6276.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We now have a big corner space in the garden.\u00a0 We are planning a summer house there.\u00a0 That&#8217;s the next project&#8230;&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6280.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2277\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2277 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6280.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6280\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6280.jpg 1500w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6280-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6280-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6280-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_6280-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Farewell Leylandia!<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/treewiseaberdeenshire.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Treewise of Aberdeenshire!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A large\u00a0Leylandii tree has dominated one corner of our garden,\u00a0having stood\u00a0there for 50 years or so.\u00a0\u00a0 It has been a home to many birds, a refuge for cats escaping our dogs, not to mention a play place for grandchildren.\u00a0\u00a0 But it\u00a0has been\u00a0getting out of hand, and not able to be thinned or pruned.\u00a0\u00a0 So with&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-crudencountry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2281"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2290,"href":"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2281\/revisions\/2290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}