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Trimmed macrocarpa hedge

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Trimmed macrocarpa hedge

Macrocarpa (Cupressus macrocarpa) is one of the most widely used shelter-belt species. This dense, closely trimmed and effective shelter belt is better managed than many.

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Allan Gillingham, Shelter on farms – Planted shelter belts, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/15594/trimmed-macrocarpa-hedge (accessed 5 June 2026).

Story by Allan Gillingham, published 1 March 2009.

Comments

Mary Anderson
21 June 2017
I would like to know the process of lowering the height of a macrocarpa hedge without killing it