ploppygb wrote:

Not convinced it's an Italian cypress. The examples on 'tinternet are
much much narrower than this one.

Also, I feel as if the tree is getting a little too big. Ours is a
fairly small garden and I'd ideally have a couple of feet taken off the
top (btw, I didn't plant it - it came with the house!). Can these be
pruned/trimmed? I don't think I'd try it myself, would probably pay
someone who knows what they're doing.

I suggest you determine exactly what kind of tree you have... in your
picture, which is not to o clear, I'll take a stab that it's
arborvitae... it can be pruned to your desired hieght:
http://www.ask.com/explore/pruning-arborvitae

Try this version of the photo.

On Wed, 8 May 2013 21:45:10 +0200, ploppygb
wrote:


Brooklyn1;982631 Wrote:
ploppygb wrote:-

Not convinced it's an Italian cypress. The examples on 'tinternet are
much much narrower than this one.

Also, I feel as if the tree is getting a little too big. Ours is a
fairly small garden and I'd ideally have a couple of feet taken off the
top (btw, I didn't plant it - it came with the house!). Can these be
pruned/trimmed? I don't think I'd try it myself, would probably pay
someone who knows what they're doing.-

I suggest you determine exactly what kind of tree you have... in your
picture, which is not to o clear, I'll take a stab that it's
arborvitae... it can be pruned to your desired hieght:
'Pruning Arborvitae - Ask.com' (http://tinyurl.com/d9xfgkm)

Try this version of the photo.


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Still not a very sharp image but I'd bet it's arborvitae.