Conifer Branch Regrowth After Severe Pruning: Impossible

Friend cut all branches to trunk on 4-meter conifers (1 meter up). Owner seeks regrowth methods/hormones.

Biological Reality

Permanent bare trunks to 1 meter. Upper canopy intact. As trees heighten, bare zone less noticeable. No further pruning on lower trunks.

Only lowest meter affected. Long-term aesthetic impact minimal.

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