While most pruning work is done in the dormant season, these plants rely on a mid-summer trim to keep them healthy and ensure ...

Use loppers to trim the top of the tree. Most of the pruning should be done in the top of the tree to expose light to the lower branches in order to improve fruiting and flavor. 2. Hydrangea ...

July is the optimum time for summer pruning. Some plants like fruit trees, rhododendrons, azaleas and others, should be pruned now. JEFF COX. FOR THE PRESS DEMOCRAT. July 4, 2024.

Winter is a great time for gardeners to plan for their next growing season. Many think that planning can only be done inside. Not so. Now is an ideal time to prune deciduous landscape trees. The ...

We Energies forestry crews are in the midst of a multi-year effort to trim back branches and remove trees along thousands of ...

Severe pruning — a.k.a. "coat racking" — is never good for ficus and other evergreen trees, but pruning during high heat is even worse. Pruning ficus around actors' strike in summer heat harms ...

All fruit trees benefit from both summer and winter pruning. Peaches, nectarines, plums and apricots are all members of the Prunus genus and are therefore closely related.

The trees are channeling all their energy into growing and shouldn’t divert it to healing a pruning wound. McGregor adds that fertilizing new trees in the summer can damage tree roots and leaves.

Prune summer-flowering trees and shrubs in mid- to late-winter. Remove dead growth anytime. Dan Gill is a retired consumer horticulture specialist with the LSU AgCenter.

Why should I prune my trees in the winter? After trees lose their leaves in the fall, it's much easier to see and remove problem branches. "When we're pruning in the winter, it's a lot more ...