What Effect Will Cutting Back Hard On A 7 Foot Diameter Boxwood?

This is a very old boxwood that has only had minimal pruning each year and it has outgrown its space

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#1 Comment By GKH_Susan On 03/08/2023 @ 4:42 pm

Cutting it back hard will leave you with lots of bare branches and it can kill the shrub. It is best to renovate over a period of years. You can prune twice a season though. Here is more:

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