Fir tree pruning
andycromby
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hi I have read a number of articles on pruning a conifer. The one I have in my from garden has grown out of control and has a very thick trunk from which a number of thick branches have sprouted. The tree had reached about 22 feet in height.
I started to cut the top and realised the tree had been cut previously to about 6 feet so cut the branches to the same height.
Asbthe tree had no shape I trimmed the branches right back leaving no foliage at all as it would have looked odd.
I am hoping that the foliage will grow back so that I can shape it properly and make it managable to trim.
Would anyone know a)if the foliage will grow back and b) how long this might take as it currently looks like 5 big sticks !
I read that the winter is the best time to pr these due to the sap etc.
thanks
Andy
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It may not regrow! And that sounds quite a drastic pruning! Are you prepared to remove it?
If it has regrown from a pollard before then it probably will again!
if all you have left is 5 brown sticks I am afraid that it will not regrow from them.
You fail to say what species of 'fir' ; this only normally refers to Abies spp. ; these don't regenerate when pruned .
Hi sorry the fir was here when I moved in so have no idea what Kevin be it is. It's typical of what you find in most gardens like a conifer that always seem to die in the middle I guess due to lack of light ?
Maybe best to get rid !
These are the type of the branches if anyone can identify the species. I was hoping once it started growing we could train it back into some kind of shape ?
That looks like a Cupressus, probably leylandii ... they don't re-shoot after cutting back.
Take it out (the roots are really shallow and not hard to remove) and plant something you really like
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
HI thanks maybe I can replace it with another one that has some shape to it and not out of control !