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Nice work Diane,eddie,

Many thanks!

The dreaded Leylanii !

Is that another name for it?

If they are trees... they have caused more neighbour troubles than enough !

This will explain but there are a zillion hits if you search

www.bbc.com/news/magazine-15018807

Oh my! It's a different tree, but there are native Monterey cypress on the central coast of California and I think these are related. They can be enormous and very thick, I have seen them as hedges there, but along the borders between large properties. They aren't usually planted in small gardens at all. Most often, they are the iconic wind-sculpted trees on postcards. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupressus_macrocarpa#/media/File:Artsey_cypress.jpg

Ah, just looked it up. This is from the Wikipedia article about it: Monterey cypress is one of the parents of the fast-growing cultivated hybrid Leyland cypress, the other parent being Nootka cypress.[5]

Interesting! I have to say I'd prefer a Leylandii hedge to the pink, naked man in his garden. But, they are certainly not appropriate for the typical yard! Arbovitae are the ornamental variety, so are more well-behaved.