Here is a spring pruning guide that is presented by The Old Farmer’s Almanac. This will provide information on how and when to prune all trees and shrubs.
WHAT | WHEN | HOW |
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Apple | Early spring | Prune moderately. Keep tree open with main branches well spaced. Avoid sharp V-shaped crotches. |
Cherry | Early spring | Prune the most vigorous shoots moderately. |
Clematis | Spring | Cut weak growth. Save as much old wood as possible. |
Flowering dogwood | After flowering | Remove dead wood only. |
Forsythia | After flowering | Remove old branches at ground. Trim new growth. |
Lilac | After flowering | Remove diseased, scaly growth, flower heads, and suckers. |
Peach | Early spring | Remove half of last year’s growth. Keep tree headed low. |
Plum | Early spring | Cut dead, diseased branches; trim rank growth moderately. |
Rhododendron | After flowering | Prune judiciously. Snip branches from weak, leggy plants to induce growth from roots. |
Rose (except climbers) | Spring, after frosts | Cut dead and weak growth; cut branches or canes to four or five eyes. |
Rose (climbers) | After flowering | Cut half of old growth; retain new shoots for next year. |
Rose of Sharon | When buds | Cut all winter-killed wood to swell begin growth back to live wood. |
Trumpet vine | Early spring | Prune side branches severely to main stem. |
Virginia creeper | Spring | Clip young plants freely. Thin old plants and remove dead growth. |
Wisteria | Spring, summer | Cut new growth to spurs at axils of leaves. |
**Original table taken from the almanac website, follow this link for more information: https://www.almanac.com/content/spring-pruning-guide-trees-and-shrubs
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