On Jul 18, 5:29 am, "Al Franz" wrote:
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

Al
As has been stated by others the dead growth is as a result of the
dense shade and competition from the previous shrubs. This type of
conifer does not 'normally' regrow. However, if you trim back the dead
growths - not all of the way - and find that some of them are actually
'green' inside the pruned cut as distinct to brown, then you may be in
luck. If that is the case, than regular spraying of the 'dead'
sections - with WATER - will help to rejuvenate it. If the cuts show
nothing but brown stems on the inside, then think of something to
plant in front again - after first trimming up the stems.
Regards
Data