[Goosegirl]

A few years ago, I bought a lovely dwarf conifer belonging to the Pinus family. Unfortunately, it is growing more than the label said it should and I need to trim it back or it will overtake its allotted place. Any advice on how, where and when to do it?

[sunshineband]

The new 'candle growth' can be pinched right back, but try not to cut far back into old wood as it may not re-grow.

if any branches are out of proportion they can be cut out completely with no harm, as long as it does not make the tree look unsightly of course

[Goosegirl]

Thanks for that, Sunshine. Only last week I managed to find a site that said about pinching out the candles - wish I'd known that before.