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Pick the Right Time of Year There is a dispute amongst gardeners as to when is the best time of year to prune your shrubbery.

44 rowsPrune out the wood that bore fruit, cutting canes near ground level. SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER; Any Plants: DO NOT PRUNE shrubs or trees in tall narrow fall tree drawint summer or early autumn. Pruning stimulates new growth which may not have time to harden off before frost. You may remove any deadwood from shrubs or trees.

NOVEMBER – DECEMBER; Weed Trees and Brush. Feb 14, Summer blooming shrubs such as beautyberry, roses, abelia, clethra, and peegee type hydrangeas (Hydrangea paniculata) are pruned in late winter (February-March). This is because they bloom on new growth. Pruning summer blooming shrubs in late winter can encourage lots of new growth and flowers for the coming stumpdelimbing.barted Reading Time: 4 mins.

Feb 01, For those who are interested in pruning timing and techniques, I hope this helps. Generally, late fall, winter and summer are the best times for pruning trees and shrubs. For flowering trees and shrubs you should follow these guidelines. If the plant blooms before May (spring flowering), prune it after it stumpdelimbing.barted Reading Time: 4 mins. Feb 08, Crape myrtles should be pruned during the winter. Many people prune in late winter, from late February into early March.

The important thing to remember is to prune crape myrtles right before new growth begins in the spring. A crape myrtle’s flower buds are produced on new stumpdelimbing.barted Reading Time: 4 mins.

Apr 06, When pruning is done any time after flower buds form, the next summer’s blooms are removed. Thus the safest time to prune bigleaf hydrangeas is immediately after they have bloomed.

Principles of Pruning: When and Why to Prune.

Both panicled hydrangea and smooth hydrangea, including ‘Annabelle’ and ‘Samantha,’ flower on new wood or current season’s growth, so they can be severely pruned after fall frost and still flower the. Feb 13, Before these flowers open pruning should be done to open up the plant for better air circulation and light penetration. February and March are good months for home gardeners to get this task checked off the gardening to-do list.

Here are a few easy steps on what to do when pruning a Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins. Aug 20, Most routine pruning is done to remove infestation, weak, dead or diseased branches, and can be completed at any time during the year with little effect on the tree. Pruners should know as a rule, growth and wound closure are heightened if pruning happens in late winter before a spring growth spurt, confirms the ISA’s tree-pruning stumpdelimbing.barted Reading Time: 6 mins.

The best time to rejuvenate large, overgrown shrubs is late winter or early spring (March or early April). Heavy pruning in late winter or early spring will reduce or eliminate the flower display for 2 or 3 years. However, rejuvenation pruning will restore the health of the shrubs. Jun 18, It is best to prune your gardenia shrub right after the blooms have faded in the summer. Gardenias will set their flower buds for the next year in the fall, so pruning in the summer will allow you to cut back some of the older wood without risking cutting away newly set buds.