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Show Page 4C, lakeside Review, May 6, 1781 Improves Health t I f( ' W Pruning of Shrubs Should Be Regular Part of Maintenance Pruning should start when you plant your shrubs and vines and should be part of a regular maintenance program. You should prune to improve the health of your of your plants, control size and shape, increase the flower display, and remove overcrowded branches. or stems To improve the health of your plants, cut out dead, diseased, or damaged wood, and remove old wood that interferes with new growth. Prune your shrubs so they keep their natural shape unless you use them as formal hedges. Vines need pruning to limit growth and remove old wood. When you prune, avoid damaging other shoots and branches. Deciduous shrubs shed their leaves in the fall. You should prune them to control their size, shape, and flowering and to remove dead, diseased, or damaged wood. Individual shrubs that keep their natural sze and shape need less pruning than hedges that are trimmed to an artificial size and shape. You can train an individual shrub to keep its natural shape by thinning branches and stems and by pruning branches back to a bud to control the direction of growth. The new shoot will grow in the direction the bud points. Before you cut branches or stems, think ahead to how the plant will look when new shoots appear. Then prune the plant the way you want it to grow. . When you prune back to a bud, make the cut on a slant about even with the top of the bud. When removing an entire branch, make the pruning cut flush with the stem. When you cut out deadwood, cut an inch or two below the deadwood into live wood. Control the size of your shrubs by thinning out disorderly branches and stems. Cut the branches back to larger branches or to the stems, Thin the stems by cutting them back to the ground. Thinning allows room for the growth of side branches, which make the plant bushier. When you thin the stems, cut out the older taller stems first. Do not try to remove all the old d one year. Cut out about of the stems each year for three years so you will always have a flower display. Hedges usually need more pruning than other shrubs to give them the shape you want them to have. Cut hedges back about 6 to 8 inches from the graound. Cut the new shoots back 6 to 8 inches from the old growth. Continue this until the hedges reach the desired thickness and height. Then as new shoots appear, cut them back to a single bud. Prune your hedges as often as necessary during the growing season. Branches that are diseased, dead, or damaged should be pruned as the need arises. Most of this pruning can be done, however, in early spring before growth one-thir- starts. You can increase the number and size of flowers for the next year by removing seed pods as soon as they form. And if you prune as little as possible, your shrubs will have more flowers. Some pruning is necessary but light pruning usually is best; heavy pruning usually is best; heavy pruning reduces the number of blooms. Some deciduous shrubs bloom in spring and others in summer. Spring flowering shrubs summer flowering bloom until mid-Juninto fall. They shrubs bloom from mid-Jun- e are pruned at different times of the year and are discussed in the following sections. e; Spring Flowering Shrubs The blooms of spring flowering shrubs are TIGHT OPEN. CENTER CENTER UPRIGHT formed on growth produced the previous year. If you prune these shrubs in the winter months, you will remove many of the flower buds that would produce blooms the following spring. Spring flowering shrubs should be pruned as soon as the flowers fade in the spring before new growth starts. Pruned plants will have larger flowers than unpruned ones. Some common spring flowering shrubs and their pruning requirements are as follows. Azalea. Prune branches to promote new growth. Remove sucker shoots from the base of the plant. Beautybush (Kolkwitzia). Prune old wood as necessary to promote new growth. Barberry (Berberis). Prune to shape the plant and to remove old branches so new growth can develop. Burningbush (Euonymuys). Prune to control shape and size when used as a hedge. Remove crowded branches of single plants. Crab apple (Malus). Prune to shape the plant and to remove old wood so new growth can develop. wood to Deutzia. Remove promote new growth. Dogwood (Cornus florida and C.mas). Prune stems of shrubs to promote new growth. Trees may be grown to their natural shape without pruning. Firethorn (Pyracantha). Prune lightly to control size and shape. Severe pruning reduces the number of berries on the plant. Forsythia. Cut old stems to the ground as necessary to promote new growth. Heath (Erica). Prune to promote neq growth. Severe pruning may be needed. fragran-tissima(Lonicera Honeysuckle Prune old stems and branches as .) necessary to control size and promote new growth. Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla hortensis). Prune after flowering to promote new growth. Winter damage to flower buds may cause plants to produce only foliage and no flowers. When this happens, prune in summer after plants would have flowered; do not prune in winter or early spring. Lilac (Syringa). Remove suckers and old flowers. Magnolia (Magnolia stellata). Remove seed pods and, when necessary, prune branches to shape the plant. Mockorange (Philadelphus). Prune wood to promote new growth. wood Privet (Ligustrum). Cut to the ground to promote new growth. Clip several times in summer to shape the plants when used as a hedge. Quice, flowering (Chaenomeles) .Cut out old wood as necessary to promote new , growth. Rose (Rosa) Prune shrub roses to shape the plant and thin crowded branches; cut stems back to a healthy bud. Cut some of the old stems of rambling and climbing roses back to young shoots every year to thin the plants and promote new growth and larger flowers. Snowball (Styrax). Prune to shape the plant and to remove crowded branches. To grow plant as a tree, cut out all stems except one; to grtw as a shrub, leave several stems. ispirea (Spiraea). Some common early flowering types are bridal-wreatgarland, reeves, thunberg, and vanhoutte. Remove wood . and prune branches to shape the plant. Tamarisk (Tamarizx parviflora, T. Aiv SPREADING ft V, and T. juniperina). Prune stems and branches to control size RUTH CYR, a volunteer at the Farm in Farmington trims a flowering quince . eD pg ill tetrandra, and shape. Cut old stems to the ground If they become leggy and tall. Viburnum. Many kins of Viburnum are grown for flowers and fruit. Some of the more common kinds are Viburnum i, V. carlesi, V. fragrans, V. opulua, V. macrocephalum, V. sieboldi, and V. tomentosum mariesi. Prune to control haaa and hiaM Weigela Prune old branches and thin new growth as necessary to prevent crowding. USU Horticulture 4500 MeQRAW EDISON COMPANY CFM COOLER burk-wood- To change the shape of a plant, cut if iack to where a branch or twig grows in the direction jou want the plant to f grow. You can conti ol the direction of the new growth by cutting back to a side hud that points in the direction you want the branch to grow. New growth will follow the dotted line. ' - ; Pruning Tools Necessary basic tools for vfes toft y TC5v37Sl Evaporative Coolers G&UAOJSI m The pruning are hand shears, pruning saw, and lopping shears. Hand shears are used to cut twigs, small branches, and vines. When you use this tool, cut straight through the If you twist the blade as you cut, the wound will be ragged and take longer to heal. ) A pruning saw is used to cut branches and stems that are too large for A saw with a Shears. narrow, curved blade and coarse teeth set wide is best for pruning shrubs Wood. that have branches growing close together. Lopping shears have long handles and are used to prune larger and tougher branches than hand shears will cut. i; Also, the long handles ire useful to reach high branches and to reach with through branches with As spiny leaves. hand shears, do not twist the blade when you cut. ROOF MOUNT SWAMP COOLER Ssjasrafsi' 0FF An outdoor vacuum which picks up leaves and litter, and packs them into a large grass catcher; and with optional accessories: 2. A mulching mower which turns cuttings into lawn food and you don't 1 . ALREADY have to roke or empty the bag. 3. A leaf shredder so you can go over four times as far without emptying the bag. 4. 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