What to use to cut hedges?

Loppers can cut branches up to 2 inches thick. A small pruning saw can be used for branches larger than that. Pruning tools are easiest to use and make the healthiest cuts when they are sharp and clean. For hedge trimming, you can use manual hedge shears or a power hedge trimmer.Click to see full answer. Consequently, how do you lower a hedge?Reduce the height by up to one-third in April. Thin out the side branches, removing selected branches right back to the trunk but leaving the others intact. This will allow more light and air into the area around the hedge. Mulch and feed in spring to encourage vigorous re-growth.Likewise, how do I make my hedges thicker? Heading Back Cut away the terminal bud, located at the tip of each branch of the shrub, with a pair of pruning shears. Select two or three branches with heavy top growth that blocks sunlight from reaching the middle of the shrub. Wait a few weeks until the shrub produces new shoots from the pruning cuts. Correspondingly, is there a bad time to trim hedges? Ideally, hedges should be pruned in late winter, when plants are dormant and haven’t produced buds—particularly if you’re cutting back drastically. “You don’t want them to break bud before you prune because you want the plant’s energy to go toward producing new growth where you want it,” says Roger.How do you trim an overgrown hedge?1 Use loppers to remove one-third of the older stems, so sunlight can penetrate the hedge’s interior. 2 Find long stems that grow out of hedge, and snip them close to the ground. 3 Where one stem branches into two, cut just above the Y-shaped split. 4 Continue cutting older stems, but leave new growth.