bay tree advice needed please

[scottishguy67]

hi

i have a bay tree in my garden.last year it was really tall but we allowed one of our neighbours to cut it down a bit, but he went a bit over board and cut about 2 thirds off it. the cutting was done last sept and the top where it was cut is dormant and green looking. Ive bought a saw so i can hopefully get it looking better. can i just saw below the dormant part(s) and it will grow back now its into spring?
hope that all made sense

Thanks


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[rustylady]

A picture would help

[scottishguy67]

ah good point I`ll take one later sorry wasnt thinking this is all new to me

[scottishguy67]

pic as requested

heres the bay tree I need advice about

[Two_Sheds]

is that edible (sweet) bay, or is it a laurel?

They can apparently be cut back really hard (though pref. in the spring), so it should recover just fine: Pruning Bay leaf Trees - When How to Prune - Laurus nobilis

http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/...e.aspx?pid=251

[scottishguy67]

is that edible (sweet) bay, or is it a laurel?

They can apparently be cut back really hard (though pref. in the spring), so it should recover just fine: Pruning Bay leaf Trees - When How to Prune - Laurus nobilis

Bay tree (Laurus nobilis) / Royal Horticultural Society

thats cool i`ll cut it back this weekend, thanks for your help