Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia

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Phlox Subulata (moss pink) in landscape. Photo © Elaine Mills

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Two-to-four-year-old needles, like those on this Tanyosho pine in January, die.
New shoots are produced yearly at the tips. For more compact habit, remove 1∕2 to 2∕3
of candles before needles expand in spring and do not prune farther down the stem.
Photo © Mary Free

Two-to-four-year-old needles, like those on this tanyosho pine in January, die. New shoots are produced yearly only at the tips. For more compact habit, remove 1∕2 to 2∕3 of candles before needles expand in spring and do not prune farther down the stem.

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