"Al Franz" wrote in message
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Look at the following picture. If I trim the dead brown stuff off
the bottom will new green branches every come back, or are these
dieing? The bottom 2 feet has no green branches. Had some big
bushes in front of these and just removed them thus causing the dead
bottoms.

http://netmation.com/egreen.jpg

The bushes and the fence blocked light from the bottoms, causing them
to die back. It probably won't come back, but given time, it might.
Look for new green growth in the dead area. If you see any, encourage
it. You can probably brush off the loose dead stuff with your hand or
a leaf rake to make it look better while you wait for growth.

Bob