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Proper Pruning Techniques
Objectives of Pruning
- Remove damaged or diseased branches or canes.
- Help control size of plant.
- Increase the flower and fruit production.
- Improve structure.
- Control size.
- Remove diseased and dead branches.
- Correct poor branching (cross branching, rubbing branches, sucker growth, water sprouts).
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Types of Pruning
- Forsyhthia
- Privet
- Weigela
- Spirea
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Time To Prune
- Forsyhthia
- Lilac
- Mockorange
- Quince
- Viburnum
- Fothergilla
- Buckeye
- Hydrangea
- Ninebark
- Hypericum
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