Best time to prune ornamental cherry
katrina1
16 years ago
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Comments (3)Unfortunately, while a lot of Carex varieties are making it into our marketplace, there still isn't much care and maintenance information available. I play it by ear with mine. If I can make the plant look better with a raking and just trimming out winter-damaged leaves, I just do that. If the plant suffered the winter, I cut it back, when I first notice new growth. I trim it to just over the height of the new growth. Larger varieties, like C. muskingumensis, get trimmed back every year, and respond just fine. I use the same practice as above...trim to just above new growth. Mature clumps of C. grayii get the same treatment....See MoreBest time of year to prune/trim trees
Comments (0)Pruning can be done any time of year, but there are definitely BEST times, especially if there is a lot to be cut. Deciduous trees that flower before the end of May should be pruned as soon as blooming is over. Deciduous trees that flower after May should be pruned between Jan & Mar. Prune flowering cherries in late summer, flowering evergreens in May, conifers in autumn. Cut out dead, damaged, or diseased wood as it is discovered....See MoreShot hole disease on ornamental cherry blossom
Comments (6)devils advocate here .... is treatment really needed on an ORNAMENTAL TREE???? a lot of the various prunus family get ugly by fall .. so what.. the leaves fall off.. and we start over in spring ... you might also want to look into resistant varieties .... if any ... as replacing yours with such might end up cheaper... versus decades of spraying ... and finally .... perhaps your area simply isnt conducive to cherry blossom trees [you are on the high end of its range] ... and you should divest and try something else that accomplishes your goal .. just because you want something ... doesnt mean it will work ... short of owning an orchard and doing cherry for money .. i cant think of any plant... that i would spray multiple times per year ... just things to think about .. good luck ken ps: there is a very active fruit forum ... who knows ... you might find help there ... as i said.. prunus is prunus .......See Moreornamental flower tree dies back after pruning
Comments (7)All of these branches that are now dead were alive and just starting to flower when I pruned it, so it wasn't winter-kill. ==>>> you cant make that presumption ... they could have had just enough juice in them to flower.. but not leaf out ... i higholy doubt.. it had anything to do with the pruning .... and i also dont believe.. disease works that fast ... i dont see any weeds in that lawn.. is it sprayed for such??? .. gotta run ken...See MoreEmbothrium
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