Almost certainly better to remove the tree if it is a hazard than "...cut it
to half its height."
Have a professional consulting arborist (see ASCA
http://www.asca-consultants.org/directory/index.cfm)
for a professional in your area. Good luck.
--
Mike LaMana, MS
Heartwood Consulting Services, LLC
Toms River, NJ
www.HeartwoodConsulting.net



"Kaygee" wrote in message
.. .
It is so tall that I am concerned it may fall on the house in a storm, but
I
don't want to lose the privacy it gives. Can I have it cut to half its
height? How long would it last if it were cut.