"Neil Robertson" wrote in message
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I have just moved house and have a large privet hedge standing 8 feet high
and probably 4 feet wide! I would like to keep the hedge there for the
time
being to give us privacy but can I prune it really hard, say 6 feet high
and
reduce the width by 2 feet? Will it grow green again? If so when would be
the best time to prune?

Almost anytime, but it would be best to prune it smaller than the size you
want it to finish.

It will grow back very quickly.

Alan
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