cutting back a twisted willow

duffykatie

Hi,
We have recently purchased a house with 3 twisted willows at the end of the patio, they are quite large and obstruct the view to the bottom of the garden/fields beyond.  I know I need to wait until autumn/winter but how is best to do it?  It will be quite a drastic cut back, they are at 12-15 ft at the moment.
Thanks
Kate

fidgetbones

Sharp saw.  You can hack them back to a foot and they will grow back. You can pollard every three years or so.

duffykatie

Thanks Figetbones, do you mean the branches back to a foot from the trunk? fidgetbones said:

Sharp saw.  You can hack them back to a foot and they will grow back. You can pollard every three years or so.