conifer hedge - will a dead side grow back?

[Ian Geary]

Afternoon

I have a row of conifer hedges running along about 80% of the front of my property, ending at one side where the driveway comes in.



The gap for the driveway is too narrow in my opinion, so whilst bored this afternoon, I have chopped the end tree down.

As expected, instead of the nice green edge to the hedge I had before, the end is now all ragged, as the branches of the second tree doesn't have any foliage developed on the newly exposed side.


If this makes sense, my question is:

- will a conifer hedge grow back over time, and cover the newly exposed face with nice green foliage? Or will it forever remain bare branches through which you can see inside the hedge and the trunk?


If it won't grow back, I'll put up a small width of fence across the end of the hedge, thus hiding the dead area.



thanks

Ian

[Ian Geary]

thanks chaps

at least I won't be spending ages waiting for the trunk to sprout new branches.

I'm liking the extra tree idea too.


Ian