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include removal of diseased, ~ar~a£ed, in~ecr-ridSen, Oying, interfering, weak gr.'th. Pruning to ~hape or ~aintain a plant ~ize can al~o be reason~ for pruning:, but tare n:u[t l,e c'zcrcj~ed, The l. tq,r(q'rJate time to prune ~'i]l depend c.n tLe type cf i~a~:t, its condJtJcr;, and the results desired. Light pruning can be done anytime unless the temper~.ture is below zero. ho~ pruning should be done before thc period of rapid growth in the gpring Host decid.ons plant~ eau be pruned an)' time during the dormant period b, etween leaf-fall and spring gro~,th. Most evergreens~ with the exception of pines, will be set back the lea~t if tbey are pruned just before spring gr.-th starts. Some light pruning ma)' be desirable in late July or earl)' August to ~horten long branches or reshape the pl ant. Corrective pruning ma)- be easier during the growing season. limbs can be ea~,il}, spotted for remoYal. Dead and weak e ..... 1 health or safety Damaged tree~ or shrubs, or those that constitute pot -+,'- hazards, viii be pruned at any time of ),ear as required. Mulching: Ail critical or essential plantings should be mulched and the mulch sheu!d be ~aintained until planting is veil estzblishe~. Mulch material £hould be installed and maintained at four to. eight inches. rood chios ~.ulcn r~cuires nitr,-g=n te eece-_oose ncticed in :,~a~, a zmal~ ~uantity c.f calcium szuare feet) ~hould be added. Cu!t;_x The soil in the vicinity cf shrub plantings should be cultivated: 'k-aah cczTactad cci! or -, .......... '-= .... ~'on are nz.t=~. i-zen 3zzr szil ---errants the i-_zzraoratizn cf a szil~_--e-dmenz. ") E-ah= f-il= ' cr .r.~--i.-.g in groundzover z.'_a-~:ing$, o2 less :ham ideal szi!s. 5) k-zen weeds exceed a heighz cf three laches. such as =ulc~-_ cover or h-md= - ~-eeding are i=~raczic-~=' or :-zva~ b.=ez- three inches in~-=y iandscaoe area. ?Z