All About Winter Pruning

Don’t worry if you botched your lawn care pruning job because just like a botched haircut, incorrectly pruning shrubs will get fixed because it will eventually grow out. It’s highly unlikely that you’ll kill your plant because you didn’t prune it correctly. It will just be unpleasant to the eyes for a little while but it will not die.

You improve the possibility of pruning shrubs correctly when you use sharp, good tools that make clean cuts. It’s important to know the plant’s growth habits. And you cannot go wrong if you just remove dead wood or crisscrosshing branches as well as by restricting the removal to only one third of the size of the plant.

Why Pruning Shrub is Important?

The most common reason for shrub pruning is reducing the plant’s size, improving its appearance, or maintaining the shape of the plant. If you prune to remove diseased or dead wood or to thin out center branches, you’ll be keeping the plant healthy as well. For example, hydrangeas or shrub roses that grew too dense will benefit from the removal of the interior branches to promote air circulation. Diseases are kept in checks if air can circulate properly.

Why Should You Prune During Late Winter?

Pruning shrubs and trees during late winter will help invigorate them for a healthy growth once spring comes. The wounds that are exposed for a certain period before the start of the growing period starts and lastly, it’s just simpler to see what should be pruned once the leaves have started to drop.

When is Late Winter?

February is considered as late winter. At this time, your garden is still dormant and the spring thaw will start within four to six weeks. You need to do this lawn care Conway routine before the start of new spring growth and after the passing of severe cold.

What Do You Need To Prune During Late Winter?

Here’s a list of plants that you can prune during late winter, according to lawn care specialists such as Conway Lawn Care Services.

Summer flowering trees – trees that bloom during summer such as the rose of Sharon, smoke tree, vitex, and crape myrtles.

H. arborescens and Hydrangea paniculata – these two types of hydrangea will bloom on new wood so be sure to cut back hard to encourage flowers and growth. H. paniculata could be cut trimmed into two buds on top of the flower stem’s base. You can prune H. arborescens to different heights between one to three feet from below.

Fruit trees – Prune fruit trees flower once they are dormant to promote vigorous growth and better, bigger tasting fruits. Every kind of fruit tree possesses some type of special requirement so make sure to do your research before start cutting.

Roses – Pruning must be done before the leaf buds break or in case you reside in the northern region, shrub trimming must be done once you get rid of winter protection.

What You Should Not Prune During Late Winter?

You cannot prune any kind of plant you want during winter. Shrub trimming should be done during summer or late spring for the following:

Spring Flowering Shrubs – Pruning shrubs that bloom during spring must be done after they flower.

Spring flowering Trees – Eastern redbuds, ornamental fruit trees, and lilacs must be trimmed after they have finished flowering.

Hydrangea macrophylla – It is safe to get rid of faded flowers as well as the dead branches of once blooming roses.

Gardenias – You have to prune gardenias right away after they bloom.

 

Call Conway Lawn Care Services if you need shrub trimming services and other lawn care solutions.

 

Conway Lawn Care Service
Conway, SC 29526
843-353-2259
http://conwaylawncareservices.com/