Cutting back a overgrown hedge of Magnolias

[2k1yzfr1]

I have a client that has a hedge of magnolias that are about 25' tall and wants them "trimmed" normally we trim them 2 times a year but this year they will only get trimmed once. Normally we keep them at about 20', but is there anyway that I could cut them back to 12' so they could be easier to maintain in the future. When is a good time to do this if it can be done??

[mdvaden]

If you do it just before summer heat comes, the bark can get sunburn if it can't acclimatize or has too little time to resprout and shade bark.

That's about all I think I should share on this without seeing the hedged trees.

[blafleur]

I defer to M. Vaden, he's a lot more knowledgeable in trees than me, but I cant imagine cutting back magnolias by half and not destroying them. In fact, its hard for me to even picture cutting magnolias back to a hedge. What type are they?

Bryan

[polecat63]

I defer to M. Vaden, he's a lot more knowledgeable in trees than me, but I cant imagine cutting back magnolias by half and not destroying them. In fact, its hard for me to even picture cutting magnolias back to a hedge. What type are they?

I agree. Topping trees is bad bidniz and can't think of any shrub like Magnolias.