How do i prune a mature hedge back into brown wood without killing it?

[IsabellaG]

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[GraceJ]

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[IsabellaG]

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[Avery69]

I’ve just moved into a house with a very old, overgrown hedge that’s completely blocking the light to my kitchen window. I know it needs a hard prune, but I’m worried about killing it if I cut back into the older, brown wood. Has anyone done this successfully with a mature hedge?

[Nicholas_W]

I did something like that with a mature hedge last year. I pruned back into some brown wood in stages, not all at once, and a few green shoots showed up after a few months. It rewarded patience more than bravado.

[GeorgeR]

On another hedge of mine I tried a big cut into the old wood and some sections just stayed brown and never recovered. I ended up removing those bits and reshaping around them.

[PaisleyBW]

If I had to do it again, I’d split the task into small, yearly trims instead of one big pass. It felt less risky and it kept the shape.

[AndrewT]

A neighbor who’s into hedges swears by pruning before the first real growth, then light touch again a couple weeks later. I did something similar but not exactly, and kept the worst brown bits for a while to see if they would sprout.

[Larry_R]

Do you think the light issue is really from the hedge blocking the window, or could the house itself be shading more than you expect?

[Stephen54]

I ended up taking out a big section and planting something smaller that’s easier to manage. The light came back, but I miss the privacy.