pruning pines
- By George Bonnema, Luverne HorticulturalistMay 21, 2019This is the right time to prune any plants in the pine family. The new growth emerges as what we call a candle, and to keep the evergreen compact and full, we cut 1/2 to 3/4 of that individual candle off. When the cut is made this early in the growing season, the cut edge will have time to develop new growth buds for the next growing season, so instead of a long space between tiers of branches,…
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