Shake off Excess Snow
If snow sits on hedges or the crowns of trees there is a danger of branches breaking: therefore shake off excess snow.
If snow sits on hedges or the crowns of trees there is a danger of branches breaking: therefore shake off excess snow.
While pruning shrubs, watch out for coral spot: this is a fungal disease of woody plants causing branches to die back.
Did you already prune climbing roses? First remove dead, diseased or dying branches, then tie in any new shoots.
Did you already prune apples and pears? Start by removing crossing, rubbing, weak, dead, diseased and damaged branches.
A deciduous tree should be pruned now if it has dead, diseased, crossing or torn branches or if it outgrows its space.