On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 14:01:43 +0000, Alan Harrison
wrote:


Hello All,

I have just joined the news group and this is my first message.

I have a Salix Caprea "Kilmarnock" which I am fond of just near the
front door. It is about six years old. It is now about 6 foot high
and about 6 foot diameter. I would like to reduce it in height and
would like guidance on the best way to do this.

If you need to prune, for instance if the weeping branches are
trailing the ground, cut longest branches right back to where they
join the trunk. If you cut them half way back you will just have more
of a mess. Not an easy tree to deal with!
You could be quite drastic with cutting off branches this way, or just
take off the biggest and see how it goes.



Pam in Bristol