Thinning cedars

Hi, I live in Montréal and I noticed that my cedar hedge is thinning. The cedars are 30 years and they are swamp cedars e.g. the cheapest trees available. The cedars are now 20 – 25 feet high. Should I…

Trimming emerald cedars

Hi! We planted 3 cedars this year. They are growing nicely. Given recent strong rain, it looks like the branches are getting “heavy” and one of the cedars in particular seems to be losing a bit of its shape. My…

Trimming of 30’ Pyramid Cedars

We live in Grand Bend, ON. We want to trim these large healthy pyramids cedars because they are obstructing our river views. Can they be trimmed? And if this can be done, how so?…

Cedar Hedge

We have just moved in to a house that has an old cedar hedge which is dying at various places.  It has holes in it.  The branches where it is dying has a speckle of white on it.  How do…

Help with cedars thinning

Hi I am having problems with my cedars thinning. I live in Saskatchewan, Canada where we have long cold winters and spring is only just starting now. I have no idea how old they cedars are but they were large…

Trimming Eastern Cedar with Seed Growth

My 12 ft high Eastern cedar hedge has seeds growing on it . If I trim the hedge, I’ll cut off the seeds. Is that OK? I want to restrict lateral growth as much as possible. Ottawa Ontario… U-shaped hedge…