It sounds like they're not going to be reasonable so it comes down to legality. Any branches that go over onto his property are fair game and he can do whatever he wants with them. So you don't really have any recourse for anything that wasn't totally on your side of the line since he can cut it regardless of how ugly it looks, with or without your permission.
If he did cut a bunch of stuff on your property then I'd point out to him that that's trespassing and he's financially liable for any damages, though since it's pruning and not removal of plants, there's probably not much that can be done in the way of remediation.
Since you're moving anyway, I wouldn't worry about keeping good relations. There's probably no way to fix what's already been done, but you could tell him if he ever touches anything on your property again that he'll be getting a visit from the police and a lawsuit.
My parents went through something similar a few years ago and the first couple of times they'd try to reason with the neighbor but the guy would be out there again the next year cutting stuff on their property. Eventually he cut a few trees down and they threatened him with legal action. A few days later the guy was out there planting about $1000 of new trees to replace the ones he cut down and they haven't had an issue since.
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