Mugo Pine Shrub Maintenance

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It's not all fun and games when you maintain the landscape.  Years ago, mugo pine shrubs were planted on the bridge's raised beds. Unfortunately, they are not all the same type of mugo pine.  Some are large and others are small and compact.  The only way to create an even appearance is to trim the candles shooting out from the ends of the branches on the larger shrubs and refrain from trimming the small shrubs.  This is done every year in the springtime.



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