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Apr 01, How Far Back Can You Trim A Cedar Hedge? Trim your hedges. Cedars will grow from 1 to 3 feet ( cm) a year, so you will want to stay on top of the trimming Start in early spring. When it comes time to trimming your cedar hedges, it is a good idea to start in early spring to Prune Author: Brandon Loewen. Dec 27, Prune overgrown cedar trees carefully; the trees are green only on the outer portion of the branch.

If too much green is cut away, it will not grow back and the tree may die. Prune. If you want your cedar tree to be as strong as possible, then ideally it will have just the one leader, so it is often a good idea to remove the weaker one.

This should be done in early spring. Another situation where cedar tree pruning may be necessary is when you need to remove damaged or dead stumpchopping.barted Reading Time: 5 mins. Mar 12, If you have country that’s harder to burn, the best way is to handle cedars is to cut them down. As long as you cut them below the very bottom branch, the tree should not grow back. This is really easy to do with just a good pair of tree trimmers/pruners when the trees are small. However, as they get larger I like to use a good hand stumpchopping.bar: Marlboro Man.

Feb 14, The best season for trimming cedar is late winter to early spring when the tree is dormant and not actively growing. Trimming during dormancy is less stressful for the tree so it can heal and recover once the growing season begins.

Oct 13, Ever wonder if your cedar tree is dying? Beautiful and usually trouble-free, cedar trees make wonderful additions to any property. But if your trees are browning, it could be a sign that your cedars are dying. Oct 21, Likely your best recourse, in this situation, is to agree to remove the cedar hedge, on your conditions. Like Karenl states, that cutting back once, or over 5 years neighbors trees falling no drainage matter, the greenery will be dead on the trimmed side.

Your side will not likely appear much different. Perhaps the best solution is to come to an agreement.