Arborvitae (Thuja) Shaping

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schrock Carson City, NV Jun 21, 2010

I am pretty sure this is a Arborvitae. Any advise on how to clean up this mess is welcome. The thing is probably 7'+ tall. I would like to shape it if possible. Is a spiral doable or is it too big now?

Thanks

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Jun 22, 2010

You can definitely trim off some of the branches that are sticking out funny. But you need to be careful with pruning these--if you prune a branch back into a brown area, then it won't grow back, so for any pruning you do, you need to make sure you're only pruning back in the outer green part, otherwise you'll end up with these permanent ugly brown patches on it.

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schrock Carson City, NV Jun 22, 2010

Ok good to know thanks.

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LoveForests FU, United States(Zone 9b) Jun 26, 2010

Don't Thujas get massively tall?

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