You have a bush in your yard that is the height that you want it,but not as bushy as you want it to be.How can you prune it to trigger it to get bushier?

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Cutting off the tips of the main shoots will cause the plant to branch out and become bushier. This is because the terminal bud at the end of the shoot produces a hormone that inhibits growth of lateral buds, so by removing it the lateral buds can grow and produce more branches. Cutting off the leaves at the ends of several branches (A) or cutting off lower branches (C) will not necessarily make the plant bushier, and cutting off higher branches (D) may make the plant thinner. Cutting off the leaves at the base of most branches (E) may harm the plant as it needs leaves to photosynthesize.

You Have a Bush in Your Yard That Is the Height