Magnolia reduction

[keptenjim]

Can someone advise me please? I want to reduce this Magnolia by about a third, in height as well as width. How hardy are they? Is this something I should leave to the experts or could I take my hedgetrimmer to it without fear of killing it?

[Mick Dempsey]

Very resilient to hard pruning. Always come back strongly.

[gooseflight]

Saw/loppers. Tidy like.

[treesrus]

do it by hand, and read up about pruning techniques. i've seen too many bad pruning jobs. magnolia reacts vigourously to pruning so care is required to achieve a good, balanced result.

[nepia]

No problem with chopping that; the traditional time is March once the risk of hard frost has passed. As said beware the regrowth; you can easily end up with lollipops.

Edited February 6, 2016 by nepia
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