damhead nursery advice columns » conifers http://www.damheadnursery.co.uk/advice Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:02:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Pruning conifers http://www.damheadnursery.co.uk/advice/pruning-conifers/ http://www.damheadnursery.co.uk/advice/pruning-conifers/#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:15:32 +0000 admin http://www.damheadnursery.co.uk/advice/?p=20 Question: I have a slow growing conifer similar in type to a leylandi. I have had it 7 years and it’s about 9ft high. I would like to cut 3 feet off the top. What’s the best time of year to do this?

Our answer: The optimum time to prune Evergreens/Conifers is springtime. But you will need to be careful when pruning the top three feet off your Conifer – do not cut it straight across as this will look quite odd. Try to reshape it.

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