Spring Flowering Shrubs: spirea, forsythia (yellow bells), flowering quince, loropetalum, breath-of-spring (winter honeysuckle), weigela, lilac, etc. Shape plants to desired form early in March. New shoots will develop at the location of your pruning cuts. Cut the leggy and oldest canes near the ground. Trim early in the month before new spring growth begins. Prune annually for best flower production. Do not trim away all of the green foliage – unlike broadleaf plants, buds will not develop from brown colored wood. Trim away the excess growth to improve the shrub’s appearance. Often late summer growth from the previous season can misshape these plants. Prune any time after flowering but not later than mid-July.Ĭonifers & Narrowleaf Evergreens: hemlock, juniper, arborvitae, leyland cypress, etc. As a general rule try not to cut more than 1/3 of bush in any one year. Rejuvenate by pruning out 1/3 of shrub each year. Overgrown Broadleaf Shrubs: ligustrum (privet), boxwood, osmanthus, photinia (red tip), holly, cleyera, viburnum, etc. ![]() Important to trim off previous year’s growth before the spring growth begins. Ornamental Grasses: liriope, pampas grass, mondo grass, etc. Prune if shrub-like form is desired or if plants need shaping. Summer Flowering Shrubs: crape myrtle, rose of sharon (althea), Butterfly Bush, Eleagnus, August flowering Hydrangeas (normally with white flowers) Prune annually to improve fruit production and to make the vine training easier. Expect to remove approximately one third of flower buds during pruning which will promote continued health in following years. Prune after the plants have shed their leaves but before flower buds begin to open. Crossing, diseased and low hanging branches should also be removed. On mature bushes prune by cutting out 3 to 4 of the largest, oldest canes. Desired Results: 4-5 strong canes 18-30” in height with a vase-like open center. Remove all plant material smaller than the diameter of a pencil. Remove all dead, diseased and damaged canes. Heavy prune in mid-February around Valentine’s Day when dormancy has broken. For more information see General Pruning Techniques Make cuts using the Branch Collar Method of pruning. For light pruning of bleeder trees (See July). For “bleeder” trees, heavy pruning should be done during the coldest weather. * (Bleeder trees include: birch, dogwood, elm, maple, & styrax) Shade Trees: oak, hickory, beech, black gum, poplar, sycamore, ginkgo, etc. Prune Damaged, Diseased or Dead branches at any time of the year Visit Brunswick County Pruning Calendar to download this content as a PDF. Please note that some applications and/or services may not function as expected when translated. NC State Extension does not guarantee the accuracy of the translated text. As with any Internet translation, the conversion is not context-sensitive and may not translate the text to its original meaning. To the extent there is any conflict between the English text and the translation, English controls.Ĭlicking on the translation link activates a free translation service to convert the page to Spanish. ![]() ![]() Por favor, tenga en cuenta que algunas aplicaciones y/o servicios pueden no funcionar como se espera cuando se traducen.Įnglish is the controlling language of this page. NC State Extension no garantiza la exactitud del texto traducido. Al igual que con cualquier traducción por Internet, la conversión no es sensible al contexto y puede que no traduzca el texto en su significado original. En la medida en que haya algún conflicto entre la traducción al inglés y la traducción, el inglés prevalece.Īl hacer clic en el enlace de traducción se activa un servicio de traducción gratuito para convertir la página al español.
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