'John',

I am quite confident that if you shape your hedge to that which you
desire it will survive to your satisfaction.

Regards,
Emrys Davies.





"John Hatpin" wrote in message
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We have a fair-sized, well-established beech hedge in our garden,
growing against a boundary fence. It (the hedge, not the fence) is
probably about 10' tall, 14' wide and 6' deep, and that's too big.

I'd like to cut this back in three directions: to allow our neighbours
more light by reducing its height; to free up more space in our garden
by cutting the longer growths at the front, and to create space for a
shady border underneath by cutting back completely to the trunks from
ground level up to about 2-3' height, at least from the front.
SNIP
John H

It is good practice to only cut back in one direction a year. e.g. top
this year, etc

Cheers
John T

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