I need some advice on this one.

[Khriss]

Sharp hedgecutters n give it a hard trim, hammer that bloody laurel weed thing back-an all, should give you the result, don't like topping-had couple of TO arguements on that.

 

K

[Mac McLennan]

Cheers folks....I'll go for the hard cut approach me thinks. I shall take some photos and let you know how it goes.

[redmoosefaction]

Yew is one of only six conifers that will break from hard wood eg back beyond the green, in my experience it takes 2-3 years to fully recover. But then you will have a ultra expensive brand new yew.

[josharb87]

whats the other 5?

[chilli]

Thuya is one.

[david wood]

yew is fun stuff to cut back, the dead sticks are like cutting steel. we done a load of this where i work and it sure knocked the edge off chains.

 

photos show some during, and the size of hedges we did. All brash dragged out and burnt.