My husband trimmed our two pine trees this morning and I am very concerned. Some branches are very short, I told him not to trim them down to the branch but he did it anyway. Will this burn and harm the tree in direct sunlight? Please advise, I took a photo... Thanks

Those look like Arborvitae. You can absolutely massacre them and they will grow back, but you must leave some green on each branch. If there is still a bit of green on each branch by next summer it will have filled back in nicely. But if the green is totally cut away to just bare branches, those branches may not sprout new greenery. See: http://www.aboutarborvitae.com/pruning_arborvitae.shtml and http://www.doityourself.com/stry/how...-an-arborvitae

I doubt that these are arborvitae since I see needles rather than the almost leaf like clusters found on arborvitea. In any case it is what it is, there is no turning back. Many evergreens will fill back in over time but it may take one or two full seasons of growth. Water them thoroughly once a month until late Sept. Do not try to add fertilizer this season.Where do you live and have you ever had your soil tested?

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Originally Posted by ebaines

Those look like Arborvitae. You can absolutely massacre them and they will grow back, but you must leave some green on each branch. If there is stil a bit of green on each branch by next summer it will have filled back in nicely. But if the green is totally cut away to just bare branches, those branches may not sprout new greenery. See: Pruning Arborvitae and How to Prune an Arborvitae | DoItYourself.com

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These trees grow red berries in fall. They also had become light green and were getting real bushy, that's why he trimmed them. Luckily, some of the branches are growing green again. That was a close one.

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Originally Posted by ballengerb1

I doubt that these are arborvitae since I see needles rather than the almost leaf like clusters found on arborvitea. In any case it is what it is, there is no turning back. Many evergreens will fill back in over time but it may take one or two full seasons of growth. Water them thoroughly once a month until late Sept. Do not try to add fertilizer this season.Where do you live and have you ever had your soil tested?

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I think they are yew trees, I live in Maryland. They are very bright green and lush, just beautiful. I do give them a few gallons of water when it very hot. They already are starting to fill in. Its very hot sun here.