Table of Contents Introduc�on…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..3 WhyShouldYouPrune?………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3 Plant Health as a Primary Reason to Prune……………………………………………………………………………………………………….3 Correct Size and Shape for the Space…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…..3 MoreFlowersandFruit……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…….4 For Fun!………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….5 TheProperEquipmentforPruning……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….5 Hand-HeldShears……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…...5 HedgeShears………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………..7 Loppers…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……...7 HandSaw………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……...7 ChainSaws&PolePruners……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……...8 HowtoPruneforBestPlantResponse………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……..…8 AskYourself WHYYouArePruning………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………..8 Effect of Removing Branches or Stems…………………………………………………………………………………………………….………..8 HeadingCuts………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……..….8 Thinning Cuts………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………..9 Tip Pruning……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……...9 Pruning to Fix Damaged Plants………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….11 WhentoPruneShrubsandSmallTrees………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……..12 Spring Blooming Shrubs and Small Trees……………………………………………………………………………………………………….…12 SummerBloomingShrubsandSmallTrees……………………………………………………………………………………………………...13 TheProperHedge………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…14 FormalHedgevsInformalHedge……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..14 TheFormalHedge………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….14 TheInformalHedge………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...15 Topiary…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….16 PruningSuckeringShrubs……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...17 EvergreensRequireLessPruning…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...17 PruningVines………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...18 Undesirable Vines.…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..19 Pruning Desirable Vining Plants……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….19 PruningDwarfFruit&OrnamentalTrees………………………………………………………………………………………………………………21 HowtoBeginPruning……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………22 gg nn ii mm rr aa FF ee ll bb aa nn ii aa tt ss uu SS gg nn ii tt rr oo pp pp uu SS 22 wwwwww..rrooggiitteex.x.cocomm