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  • Depends on how tough the conifer is; if it's something really tough like leyland cypress then you should be fine. If you're reducing it be careful- don't leave the shape/structure weakened so that it succumbs to snowfall.
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    ok thanks they are leyland cypress, 20ft, 5ft coming off.

  • Should be fine, i've got the same thing to do tomorrow, about 3ft off a large already cut off conifer.

    I told them it's gonna look rubbish, but they want it done..

  • During the bad winter of 2010/2011 i did a conifer reduction in minus 15 celsius and it survived fine so i wouldnt worry about it.

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    The textbooks would say no but I've never had a problem. This year I reduced a 30m long hedge which was 10m tall reduced to 6m....in February.

    No problems immediately after or since.
  • conifer hedges being trimmed this time of year are fine but I would be a little concerned about doing a hard prune particularly Cupressus, Chamaecyparis and × Cupressocyparis leylandii (Leyland cypress) as these at the best of times are a bit intolerant of hard major pruning outside of the growing season.

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