Reshaping a 20-yr-old Weeping Yaupon Holly

my weeping yaupon holly as been hedge-trimmed by my yardmen into a rather ugly shape. There is little loose interest left to the tree and it is also too large now for the location. I would like to restore it is natural beauty and keep it smaller.

It also has a couple 4-6 in diameter upright stalks in the middle which I don’t know how to approach.

Also, should I consider a radical prune of all branch ends which would thus remove most all leaves, leaving the tree about 10ft high?

Is there any guidance or a site you can recommend which would show a proper way to rather severely trim back the holly to encourage a more natural loose growth and also downsize it? I have searched everywhere to no avail.

Thank you for any help you can lend!

sally james
winter park florida

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 03/08/2019 @ 7:28 am

Little pruning is generally necessary to this shrub. Multiple branches leads to its strong structure. If you could include images we could be more specific on pruning.

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