It is critical for young trees to be trained to.

Apr 23, How to Trim Bushes Step 1: Lay Out a Tarp Before you start, lay a tarp down to make cleanup easier.

If oaks are wounded or must be pruned during these months, apply wound dressing or latex paint to mask the odor of freshly cut wood so the beetles that spread oak wilt will not be attracted to the trees.

Step 2: Prune Strategically Step 3: Assess the Shrub Estimated Reading Time: 3 mins. Aug 11, Watch more How to Take Care of Your Lawn & Garden videos: treeclearing.bar Dec 18, Pruning at the wrong time won’t damage plants, but it can sacrifice that year's flowers or fruit. As a rule of thumb, prune spring-flowering shrubs and trees immediately after the flowers fade. Prune summer-blooming trees and shrubs in winter or early spring, before new growth treeclearing.barted Reading Time: 10 mins.

Apr 20, The Dos and Don’ts of Pruning Shrubs. Snip your front yard's shrubs into shape with our easy-to-follow pruning tips. By Glenda Taylor and Bob Vila. Photo: treeclearing.bar Shrubs play a DO Prune Shrubs When Planting.

Deciduous trees can be pruned at other times of the year with little or no negative consequences.

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