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Horticulture Pruning
  • Horticulture pruning is the removal of living wood in order to maintain good plant health and desirable plant shape.
  • Generally, pruning can be done at any time during the year.
  • When done properly, pruning improves flowering plants, helps them stay healthy and beautiful, and makes them less subject to disease and insect problems.
General pruning rules:
  • Remove damaged, dead or diseased branches by cutting back to the source of the branch or the first living bud.
  • Remove hazardous or nuisance branches that may cause injury.
  • Compliment the “natural shape” of the plant.
  • Remove sprouts (suckers) growing at or near the base of a tree.
  • Remove branches that grow toward the center of a plant.
  • Remove cross branches.
  • Branches that grow at an angle between 30 - 70 degrees are considered safe from wind and ice damage. Others outside this range should be removed without ruining the appearance.
  • Flowering shrubs must be pruned following their blooming period.
  • Evergreen trees need to be pruned in the spring. This new growth is easily seen, as it is a different color and texture. The candles will be cut back 1/4 - 1/2 their original length. This forces evergreen trees to retain more of their inner foliage.
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