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ne59jr59ne59jr59 Posts: 16
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Hello
we bought some confire trees in 2008 small ones to grow and they did and looked lovely, I then ended up disabled and my husband couldn’t look after the garden as well as been my full time carer he is 60 and not easy for him so he decided last year to cut the confires down, the hedge is not straight he nearly fell twice doing it and they are are six foot now as was 10 foot before and all brown and now they look like they have died and we are so upset,would anyone know if they have died as on some there is pink buds on but not all.
can send pics 
thank you.
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  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 11,420
    edited April 2019
    Photos would help please @ne59jr59 
  • ne59jr59ne59jr59 Posts: 16
    Oh yes sorry, here is the photo.
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 11,420
    edited April 2019
    They don't look too bad to be honest. 
    Edited to add l see you've posted a second photo on another thread, and l see what you mean. There are a few conifer experts on here who may be able to advise you far better than l can, l hope so.  :)
  • LynLyn Posts: 21,875
    As conifers go, I think they’re ok, if you cut the tops they never grow again, but the sides look ok. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 11,420
    @lyn, there's another photo on another thread, could you have a look at that one please ? They don't look so good there, sadly. 
  • ne59jr59ne59jr59 Posts: 16

    Really this is the second pic.
  • LynLyn Posts: 21,875
    Oh yes , I see, not an attractive hedge, once they start to do that it may be time to have them out and plant something else there.  You could try snipping off the brown bits but don’t go in too deep as they won’t grow from bare wood I don’t think. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • RubytooRubytoo Posts: 1,323
    Oh  boo i thought i had got in first for once :D
    Sorry for laughing ne59jr59.

    I think there is enough there to sprout and cover the bare bits, just try to keep on top of the trimming and not cut hard back. Unless you find they are a type that can be, like Thuja.

    PS. Nice garden :)
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 11,420
    I know in theory thuja conifers grow back from bare wood, and in my experience they do, but only to a point and it takes a couple of years. I don't think the ones in the photo are thuja but l am no expert.
    It may be worth cutting the dead bits off which will at least improve them to look at, and see if they die back any more.
    You could maybe try a general purpose feed around the roots .
  • ne59jr59ne59jr59 Posts: 16
    Yes yes wish he had never cut them:( can’t afford to buy anything either and put up cos anti social neighbors.
    Thank you.
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