He trained his fruit trees with careful pruning to encourage compact growth.

Other changes, such as improved disease resistance, better flavor, or compact growth, may be less obvious.

One of the goals of the seedsmen was to bring this rather sprawling plant down to size and control its form to more compact growth.

'Loke' is distinguished by its lime yellow foliage, compact growth, and propensity to develop side shoots.

A good choice where soil quality is average and compact growth is required.

Pruning after flowering promotes more compact growth.

Boxwood is a well-mannered plant that has tightly compact growth.

These compact growths form large amorphous cushion-like masses with only the growing tips visible.

I envisioned the arborvitae as a tallish, easy-care hedge, led on by descriptions of its slow, compact growth.

In any case, home buyers don't want "compact growth."