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rermove cedar hedgerow's lower branches?

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Posted by vmarcos68 8A (My Page) on
Fri, Feb 3, 06 at 13:35

100 cedar trees are along the property line that I pruned a month ago. If I can get them to grow denser I might be able to entertain topiary ideas.

I found many secondary trunks and lower branches adding clutter so thought about going along and removing the 1st foot of branches from the ground level. Is there a rule of thumb how high up above the ground the bottom branches should be?

If I can get the trees growing denser I might easily train them as a parapet aka castle wall.

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Here is a link that might be useful: hedgerow

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There is no rule of thumb about how high up above the ground the bottom branches should be. Basically what ever appeals to your asthetics and what you feel is good for the tree.

Keep in mind though if you are building a parapet, that you will have to taper it towards the top to allow light to reach the bottom of the plant(s). Or else your trees will lose the lower branches naturally due to low light.

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Walking along the other side of the hedge over the weekend I noticed how many of them had a 2nd and ocassionally 3rd or 4th trunk clustering, making for a dense hedge. The browning observed may be exasperated by such crowding.
So would removing all trunks but one, encourage a denser, healtier tree?

Are there any opinions if these plants are both trees and shrubs?

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If there are many and especially if some of the 'extra' trunks are just suckers removing some would help the health of plant. More air and light circulating would get to the trees.

  
 

 

 


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