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rschmitt_gw

Topiary Shaping

20 years ago

I have a spiral trimmed Dwarf Alberta Spruce which hasn't been trimmed in a year. I need to trim the grooves of the spiral. Do I trim them all the way down to the trunk? Will this prevent those branches form regrowing?

Thanks,

Robert

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