The Complete Guide to Landscape Design, Renovation, and Maintenance
by Cass Turnbull

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Sheared plants develop a twiggy outer shell. This makes size control difficult in the long run and is hard on the plant's health. Sheared plants develop a twiggy outer shell.
Cut out middle forks. To restore natural shape to sheared plants, cut out middle forks.
You can ease up on thick sheared shrubs by cutting out some of the worst tangled branches back to simpler side branches. You can ease up on thick sheared shrubs.

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