Herring A tall hedge can usually be brought back down to a more manageable height without lasting damage — but it depends heavily on what it's made of.
Which hedges tolerate height reduction well
- Privet, hawthorn and beech generally respond well to hard cutting
- Yew is unusually tolerant of severe reduction, even into old wood
- Most conifers, including Leylandii, tolerate it poorly if cut beyond the green growth
- Laurel sits somewhere in between, depending on its condition
Where a species doesn't respond well to a single hard cut, we'll often recommend a staged reduction over more than one visit, giving the hedge time to recover between cuts rather than risking permanent bare patches.
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