Do not Prune Spring-Flowering Shrubs
Delay pruning spring-flowering shrubs until after they have flowered: otherwise the display of this year will be lost.
Delay pruning spring-flowering shrubs until after they have flowered: otherwise the display of this year will be lost.
Wisteria can be pruned now: cut back the sideshoots shortened by summer pruning to two or three buds.
Pruning and renovation of many deciduous trees, shrubs and hedges can still be carried out now.
Did you plant new deciduous hedges? Formative pruning should be done in winter, just after planting.
When pruning your apple trees you may notice signs of apple canker on the stems: try to cut out all infected material.
While pruning shrubs, watch out for coral spot: this is a fungal disease of woody plants causing branches to die back.
Most deciduous trees can be pruned now: do it before Christmas as later pruning can result in bleeding.
Did you already prune your apple tree? When pruning, always cut to the main stem or trunk.
Grape vines need regular pruning to keep them under control: The main pruning time is in early winter.
Do you have overgrown, old deciduous shrubs? Now is a good time to renovate them by drastic pruning.