Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.
Trending News
If I top off aborvitaes will they grow outwards?
If I cut the top off of aborvitaes will they grow outward at a faster pace?????
Trees
3 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
The tip of most coniferous plants produce a hormone that stunts the growth of the limbs closest to it. Different arborvitaes grow in different fashions. So, I'll assume yours is in more of a tree, rather than a bush and in the shape of a Christmas tree. Cutting the top will cut off the flow of this hormone so the outward branches will grow not necessarily grow at a faster pace, but their growth will not be slowed down by this hormone any more. If you're looking to shorten it by just a little, you should cut it and then cut off some of the lateral branches near the top except for one to become the new central leader.
