Got another identification and suggestion question.
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Mike C
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What kind of evergreens are these and can they be cut down lower and still survive?
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The tall ones look like they could be a groomed Juniper, maybe the shorties too! I believe you can cut down to hedge level and they'll do fine. I'd do it before frosts, if any, hit there....trim with regular hedge clippers once cut to desirable height...JL
JL Spring & Associates
on Sep 20, 2011
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A close up picture of the plants showing the leaf type is best to identify any plant. From a distance it is difficult.
Yamini LEED AP at Urbanmotifs
on Sep 20, 2011
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Mike, it is very hard to tell from the photos, but the tall ones look like a juniper like "Sky Rocket." The tall, upright shape is the natural habit of the plant, not the result of shearing, and I don't think there is any way to maintain that shape cutting them back significantly. They are in an awkward place anyway. The space you need a tall evergreen is between the windows, not in front of them. Your situation illustrates an all-too-common problem: not taking into account the mature height of a plant.
Douglas Hunt
on Sep 21, 2011
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Mike, I can't tell what the broadleaf (lower growing) plants are but the tall ones are probably junipers. If you cut the junipers down they will not likely regrow, so remove them completely if you don't like them. The lower growing plants can be pruned, but I would encourage you to thin out the branches that are growing too long by cutting them back to other stems. Shearing, or heading back, cuts will only result in lots of new growth at the cuts. Thinning cuts will allow more growth inside the plants and keep them dense while reducing their height. Hope this helped.
Linden Landscape Design
on Sep 21, 2011
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