A Deodar Cedar (Cedrus deodara), sheared for many years with a gas-powered hedge-trimmer. When I first approached the tree in August, 2014, it was a mere mass of foliage--a decent shape, for a tree that must be kept small in this context, but with no view of its structure or bark.
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Deodar Cedar, before pruning.
August, 2014.
Deodar Cedar, after pruning.
August, 2014.
Deodar Cedar, before pruning.
August, 2014
Deodar Cedar, after pruning.
August, 2014
View inside, before pruning.
August, 2014
View inside, after pruning.
August, 2014
Stubby, congested growth; typical chunk removed