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Spring pruning guide: What you can do right now to help your shrubs and trees thrive

AND HOW TO DO IT. WITH A HANDSAW AND A CAREFUL CUT, THIS CAN BE PRIME TIME FOR PRUNING. SO I’LL TAKE THIS BACK AT THE ARNOLD ARBORETUM IN BOSTON. HORTICULTURISTS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A NARROW ...
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Trees to never prune in April – don't risk the health of trees or lose blooms by trimming this month

Many ornamental and fruit trees can benefit from pruning in April, but not all of them. Indeed, you can do serious harm by trimming at the wrong time. On that note, we reveal seven trees to never ...
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8 types of trees you should never prune in spring to prevent damage

Put your pruning shears away this spring when it comes to these eight kinds of trees.
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11 Trees and Shrubs to Never Prune in Spring (And When to Cut Them Instead)

That urge to grab your pruners the moment temperatures rise is one of the most natural impulses in gardening, and one of the most destructive. Every March, well-meaning gardeners pick up their loppers ...
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DNR: Avoid pruning oak trees until July 15 to avoid spreading oak wilt

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — If you've got some oak trees you're hoping to prune as the weather warms up, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking you to wait a bit longer. Oak wilt ...