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Pruning tips

The general rule with pruning flowering shrubs or trees is to prune immediately after the plant has bloomed.

Most flower buds develop during the previous season’s growth, thus, the flowers for the current year’s bloom developed last year and over wintered in the bud.

So if you prune after the buds have already developed, you will be removing some, or all of the flower buds.Some examples include:Crape Myrtles: These bloom during summer, if you pruned a Crape Myrtle in spring, you would be removing the set buds for the upcoming summer season! It is best to wait until the bloom has finished.

Keep pruning tools sharp to avoid damaging branches when pruning.
Clean Pruning tools after using them, diseases and insects can be transferred between plants on pruners. Clean them with rubbing alcohol or household bleach after each use.
Prune out undesirable branches such as crossovers, suckers, sprouts, or those branches which are too long or too low.
Remove any dead, broken, injured, diseased, or insect infested branches.
One of the most important things you can do to maintain a healthy plant is to start pruning them when they are young!
Don’t wait until they are large and leggy, you will be glad you did!

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