Tree cutting

AMFitz

Hi

Does anyone know anyone in the Westmeath area that they can recommend to cut back/trim a row of Leylandii fir trees. They're about 40ft tall, it's not the height so much that bothers but they're protruding too much into the garden and need to be cut back.

Thanks

TomOnBoard

AMFitz wrote: »

Hi

Does anyone know anyone in the Westmeath area that they can recommend to cut back/trim a row of Leylandii fir trees. They're about 40ft tall, it's not the height so much that bothers but they're protruding too much into the garden and need to be cut back.

Thanks

PM sent

Lumen

They'll look permanently terrible if you cut them back. Lleylandii don't regrow except on top.

standardg60

Lumen wrote: »

They'll look permanently terrible if you cut them back. Lleylandii don't regrow except on top.

This only applies if all green growth is removed.

TomOnBoard

standardg60 wrote: »

This only applies if all green growth is removed.

+1

Any good tree surgeon type will know how to cut it back so that minimises the bad look. However, if its been allowed to get totally out of control, may have gone too far.

magicbastarder

standardg60 wrote: »

This only applies if all green growth is removed.

how deep would the green growth be on a 40 foot tree? it's possible the OP was hoping for more than a few feet to be taken off the sides.

Lumen

TomOnBoard wrote: »

+1

Any good tree surgeon type will know how to cut it back so that minimises the bad look. However, if its been allowed to get totally out of control, may have gone too far.

The tree surgeons and arborists I've spoken to would advise to trim Lleylandii to ground level to minimize the bad look.

TomOnBoard

Lumen wrote: »

The tree surgeons and arborists I've spoken to would advise to trim Lleylandii to ground level to minimize the bad look.

I PM'd a name to the OP. That tree surgeon did a massive job on my terribly overgrown Leylandiis around 5 years ago. Cut them way down and also cut them back in hugely. Now, 5 years later I have a lovely green hedge facing the road. On the backside, not so much!

The point is, a good one will tell you what is possible,and indeed they may have gone too far...

magicbastarder

Lumen wrote: »

The tree surgeons and arborists I've spoken to would advise to trim Lleylandii to ground level to minimize the bad look.

that's the approach i took. though it was a suburban garden so possibly dominating the garden much more.