When and how should I prune a sweet bay magnolia

Our sweet bay magnolia is pushing up against home and fence. The tree is more stringy than “full” and I am thinking that pruning the tips of the branches will force growth next spring into the center of the tree. Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 09/29/2015 @ 3:23 am

Magnolia can be stressed by pruning, keeping pruning to a minimum.
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