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Jun 25, 2015 8:22 AM CST
Name: Cindy
Hobart, IN zone 5
aka CindyMzone5
Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Plant Identifier
Now would be a good time. General rule (at least in my book) is to prune right after flowering but not after the month of June. That allows any new growth that is stimulated by the pruning to harden off before winter (although I'm not sure where you are). Although I'm no expert, maybe start at the perimeter and start pruning in towards the center. I wouldn't be overly aggressive with the pruning all in one year. It might take a couple of years to get it to the size you want.
Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize that we can't eat money. Cree proverb

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