We have a row of arborvitae along the edge of our property and they just barely block out the neighbor's. However, they come out into the driveway and make it difficult to go in and out including with the garage. I took some photos including from the house and from inside the tree edge to show what they are like below the surface.
I had been hoping we could shape them into a rectangular, continuous hedge so smooth on top and not coming out as much into the driveway. But our landscaper said he couldn't do that, and the only option would be to trim the lower half back to the trunk and put a fence in front, and not really do much to the top half.
Is he right, or is there any way to achieve what we want?
I am also attaching a photo of how we'd like it to look.
by HarrisonMylesG
3 Comments
Trim them too much and you’ll be seeing alot more of your neighbor.
id thank him for putting a nice hedge in and not touch jt
I’d say very very lightly on the sides with a hedge trimmer and you would be okay, but very very light skim off the sides. If you wanted them shorter don’t take them more than 1/3 off the top. I am not a certified arborist, I do have years of experience as a yard maintenance worker and many years as a certified line clearance tree trimmer, but never got my isa.