I’m not a tree expert. But, advice I have seen previously suggests doing it gradually over a few years. If you cut it back in one go to where you’d like it to be, it may well go berserk and put out loads of thin branches, like a crazed hairbrush. So maybe you could cut one of those major branches down quite far this autumn. Then do another one next year. This method also means that you have time to reflect on the change and plan where the next one should be cut to. Whenever you do a big prune of anything, it’s fatally easy to overdo it in the enthusiasm of the moment. Taking your time is the most important bit of advice.
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Is it a rowan? If so, I don’t think they like to be topped, but you can do some pruning during winter dormancy to reduce the congested/bushy bits at the top. Look up RHS pruning group 1.
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I’m not a tree expert. But, advice I have seen previously suggests doing it gradually over a few years. If you cut it back in one go to where you’d like it to be, it may well go berserk and put out loads of thin branches, like a crazed hairbrush. So maybe you could cut one of those major branches down quite far this autumn. Then do another one next year. This method also means that you have time to reflect on the change and plan where the next one should be cut to. Whenever you do a big prune of anything, it’s fatally easy to overdo it in the enthusiasm of the moment. Taking your time is the most important bit of advice.
Is it a rowan? If so, I don’t think they like to be topped, but you can do some pruning during winter dormancy to reduce the congested/bushy bits at the top. Look up RHS pruning group 1.
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