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Turning a yew hedge into a tree

colesadamcolesadam Posts: 2
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Hi, I have two yews that have been trained as a short hedge. I've seen lots of info for how to train as a hedge but is it possible to reverse that and grow a more open tree?

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  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Stop trimming them and they'll become trees.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • colesadamcolesadam Posts: 2
    Haven't trimmed then in 2 years and they've just become more bushy...
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Give it time.  Their leaders will have been chopped off when they were clipped as hedges.

    You could try trimming the sides to encourage more vertical growth.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • glasgowdanglasgowdan Posts: 632
    Easy... leave them alone for about 30 years
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