Looks to me like thuja plicata (westerbn red cedar), widely grown as hedging. It'll take a topping, or a haircut, now, and, yes, it'll respond by sending up replacement leaders thereby thickening out. When it's cut it should be strongly citrus smelling.
Thanks for the response. Would like to keep its pyramidal shape and grow it another couple metres but not much more than this. Sounds like I can just keep topping it and pruning it without killing it or making it look daft. I am not used to looking after trees, all new to me!
Thujas are the easiest of the conifers to keep looking good. They respond well to clipping and pruning, making new growth readily if not cut too hard into older wood, unlike some conifers. This one will make a mighty tree in time, if allowed. HC
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Looks to me like thuja plicata (westerbn red cedar), widely grown as hedging. It'll take a topping, or a haircut, now, and, yes, it'll respond by sending up replacement leaders thereby thickening out. When it's cut it should be strongly citrus smelling.
Thanks for the response. Would like to keep its pyramidal shape and grow it another couple metres but not much more than this. Sounds like I can just keep topping it and pruning it without killing it or making it look daft. I am not used to looking after trees, all new to me!
Thujas are the easiest of the conifers to keep looking good. They respond well to clipping and pruning, making new growth readily if not cut too hard into older wood, unlike some conifers. This one will make a mighty tree in time, if allowed. HC