If you have a pine shrub or tree in your yard, spring is the time to control its growth. Keeping a pine in check is not a simple matter of pruning branches. “Pines aren’t like other evergreens ...

Mugo pine isn't worth moving. By MARIANNE BINETTI, SPECIAL TO THE P-I July 26, 2006. ... Trying to keep your pine small and compact with constant pruning would be painful for everyone.

Cultivars (cultivated varieties) of yews vary greatly in size. “Some can grow as large as 40 feet high if they aren’t kept under control by regular pruning,” Yiesla said. Mugo pine (Pinus mugo).

Prune mugo pine candles in half in late May to mid-June to maintain a compact and dense shrub. Photo by Erl Svendson / Supplied photo. Larger varieties are used in mixed or shrub borders, ...

Close-up of my huge pine. Your mugo may not have cones. ... You cannot prune back a conifer (all needled trees including our common species – spruce, pines, junipers and cedars) ...