Arborvitae Pruning Question

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Hello,
The upright arborvitae trees are mine. If I prune the tops, can I create a bushy hedge like the one on the neighboring property. I cant ask the owner because they are in the hospital with bone cancer 😞.

Thank you.

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Anne Miller

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If you cut the tops out of your arborvitae you will have shorter trees.

I doubt that they will fill in between the trees. Years from now maybe.

Is your neighbor's hedge an arborvitae? It does not look like that to me.

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