"Sid" wrote in message
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i've decided that some trees in the garden need a good tidy. one's a
cherry (that you cant eat), some untidy laurels that need bringing down
lower and a strange conifer that's shot up through the foliage of another
tree, without anyone noticing.

will it be all right at this time of year to get someone in to do a bit of
light sawing and clipping?



Careful with the Cherry. The wounds will not heal so well at this time and
as Spring time is the peak Bacterial Canker season you are putting your tree
as most risk.

Summer is the best time to prune Cherries both ornamental or fruiting.