Advice on tree to block neighbours overlooking window

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  1. shiney

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    We used to keep ours top pruned when it reached the height we wanted. That tended to make it thicken up at the top, so we also lightly pruned the sides so that would not make it look too unwieldy.
     
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    Thanks for the advice. I have ordered from grafton-nursery.co.uk. I'll post picks once it's in!


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