A Guide to Successful Pruning: Pruning Basics and Tools
Pruning is a regular part of plant maintenance involving the Another response to pruning occurs inside plants. around wounded areas, walling off or compartmentalizing the wounds. The branch collar is the swollen area of trunk tissue that forms ... [... more]
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A Guide to Successful Pruning, Pruning Deciduous Trees
Trees that shed their leaves annually are classified as deciduous. Before getting out your hand pruners, learn some basics about the anatomy, or supporting framework, of a deciduous tree. The above-ground part of a tree consists of the trunk, ... [... more]
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A Guide to Successful Pruning, Pruning Shrubs
Understanding the natural "habit" or shape of shrubs will help you determine how to prune them. All shoots grow outward from their tips. Whenever tips are removed, lower buds are stimulated to grow. Buds are located at nodes, where leaves are .. [... more]
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A Guide to Successful Pruning: Stop Topping Trees!
Some homeowners and unprofessional tree pruners practice topping whenever trees reach an undesirable height. They mistakenly believe that topping will reduce the storm hazard of falling branches, when in fact, topping has the opposite effect. ... [... more]
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A Guide to Successful Pruning, Pruning Evergreen Trees
Evergreen trees have leaves that persist year round, and include most conifers and some broad-leaved trees. Evergreen trees generally need less pruning than deciduous trees. Conifers are distinguished from other plants by their needle or ... [... more]
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A Guide to Successful Pruning, Shrub Pruning Calendar
Flowers are produced on wood from past season, pruning while dormant will reduce flowers Make pruning cuts well below diseased wood (fire blight) - disinfect shears between cuts Snap candles (new growth) in half when needles are 1/2 to 2/3 their ... [... more]
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Deciduous Tree Pruning Calendar
Avoid pruning in late winter/early spring due to sap flow (more cosmetic than detrimental) Avoid pruning from spring through summer due to insect or disease problems Avoid pruning from October - December due to reduced cold hardiness Publication ... [... more]
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Evergreen Tree Pruning Calendar
To avoid reducing berry production, don't prune during bloom period Flower buds set on previous season (old) wood; winter pruning will reduce spring flowering Publication Number: 430-461, posted June 1998 Seldom needs pruning - remove multiple ... [... more]
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