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Pruning shrubs for dramatic foliage
Elders can be pruned hard in early spring to encourage vigorous new shoots with dramatic leaf size and colour. Prune last year鈥檚 growth to within a couple of buds of older wood. This technique can be used on many other shrubs including purple hazel and smoke bush (Cotinus coggygria).
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