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Sat, Jun 11, 11 at 19:57
I moved into a house with six severely overgrown bushes. They nearly 5ft tall. See images below. When looking inside the bush, it's fairly empty. I'd really like to trim these back to around 2 1/2ft or so, but I worry if they will come back or not. If so, about how long does it take in this situation? I'm willing to be patient if it's worth it. Otherwise, I need to dig them out since they are hiding the front of my house. Thanks for any tips and advice
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- Posted by lisanti07028 z6NJ (My Page) on Sat, Jun 11, 11 at 22:14
| They look like yews (Taxus) to me.I recommend that you post this question in the Shrubs forum, or maybe the Conifers forum. I have seen them trimmed down to little nubs, and they do usually regrow, but it would involve looking at the little nubs for a couple of years. They sure look healthy, and I have a feeling that digging them out would be a huge undertaking, like needing a backhoe huge. |
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- Posted by ranger481vs (My Page) on Sat, Jun 11, 11 at 22:40
| Okay, thanks! I posted in the shrub forum. Didn't know there was one! |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Sun, Jun 12, 11 at 10:15
| nice pic of yourself in the first one.. lol .. can you do it.. sure.. should you do it.. NO!!!!! this is the prime spot of the front [???] of your house.. do you really want a bunch of ugly sticks there. for the next 5 years.. while you hope they grow back into some preferable form ... i doubt it ... they gotta go ken |
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