Topping 40-Foot Junipers for View: Don't Do It

Central Oregon junipers over 40 feet tall. Owner wants to top at 20 feet to regain view. Asks if successful.

Topping Large Junipers = Death or Ugliness

• Removing 50-66% of crown on mature conifers usually kills them.
• Survivors become deformed, bushy, prone to insects/disease.
• Junipers don't resprout from old wood like deciduous trees.

Better Solution

Remove selected trees entirely to open view. Retain others for screening/windbreak. Topping this size is arboricultural malpractice.

Hire certified arborist for removal—large conifers are dangerous to fell.