when to trim shrubs/trees in the fall?
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Shrub/tree -trimming of Chindo Viburnum
Comments (2)This shrub shouldn't need much pruning - now or later. Top pruning of trees and shrubs at planting time reduces root growth the following season. Establishment is quicker without top pruning....See Morewhen to trim dead from trees
Comments (3)what she said .... but how big is this .. and how close to the house???? and would it bother you if large dead pieces starting falling out of a 50 to 100 foot tree onto your roof .... majestic as these are.. they are NOT really small backyard trees.. IMHO .... you might just want to consider pruning it at ground level.. and treating the stump so it dies.. while you can do that for free ... ken...See MoreWhen to prune fall canes for shrub roses
Comments (3)I do NO pruning on shrub roses in the fall. I wait until spring to prune & wait to see what mother nature & the critters have left me to start anew with. I do some late pruning (early Dec.) on the tender roses (HT's, Grandifloras) that get taller than 4' by the end of the growing season. I will trim off some of the upper cane of these tall roses to keep them from rocking in the wind. The theory behind not pruning in the fall in cold climates is that open canes from pruning allows cold to penetrate & kill the rose easier. Plus there are nutrients in the cane that the roots draw on as long as the cane is alive & we never know how much cane will make it thru the winter as winters vary so much from year to year. In cold climates +90% of your pruning should occur in the spring....See MorePlanting any shrubs or trees this fall?
Comments (5)I'm planning to plant and transplant several shrubs this fall. I've got an overcrowded mixed border where I've already removed a winter honeysuckle and a crape myrtle - I did both too soon and they're really suffered in the heat. There are several more shrubs that need to move, including another lonicera fragrantissima and a sambucus. I'll also be planting after the October 1 SE-NE fall swap; either things I've dug that don't find new homes or (heaven help me) new plants I bring back from the swap. Pot-grown shrubs can go in any time, preferably while there's still time for them to get some roots into the native soil to keep them from heaving out of the ground in winter and spring. Transplants are a little trickier, since they need time to recover from damage to roots from the digging process. I don't fertilize at all at planting, and that's especially important with fall planting, I think. You don't want to encourage top growth when the plant should be getting ready for dormancy, hardening off its current season's growth. It gets cold in central MA earlier than it does here, so you may not have as long a fall planting window as we do on the Cape. If you haven't found your viburnum yet, I'd spend a couple of hours on the phone to track one down soon....See More- 7 years ago
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