Shaping Of Deodar Cedar And Blue Ice AZ Cypress

Question

I am wondering if you can prune the Deodar Cedar and Blue Ice AZ Cypress to show the trunk and look more like a pine tree style without creating a weakness or vulnerability to it? If not are there any recommendations on a similar tree in the Cypress and Cedar families for zone 8b/9 (hot and some windy spurts/dry summers and potential of 28F nights -sparsely-in the winter- so desert like switching climates, but not desert) that does this naturally?

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