Conifers bring structure and year-round interest ... Alternatively, snip off a longer sideshoot to make your cutting. To do this, make a cut below a leaf and remove leaves from the bottom third ...

If a tree forms two stems, select the strongest, most upright shoot and cut out the competitor at its base. You should remove any plain green shoots which appear on variegated conifers ...

A folding saw ideal for tree cutting that has 3 sided Japanese teeth ... pruned off to help display that distinctive peeling bark. Conifers do not often require much pruning, but they can be ...