Is winter in the northeast the best time to prune young trees and shrubs ?
My thinking is they are all dormant.
if it’s a shrub or tree that will BLOOM in SPRING, wait till after it’s done blooming so you don’t cut off the flowers…. these would be those like forsythia, azalea, lilac, spireas, cherry, saucer magnolia and dogwood….
young trees need time to develop rather than to be pruned unless there ‘s deadwood on it and that can go anytime….. shrubs that don’t bloom in spring , yes, prune if you want…. just be careful that the weather doesn’t warm up and encourage new growth that will then get killed by late freezes…. you in the NE will do better than we do down here in NC, cuz it keeps warming up here and we get that new growth…. I’ve got DAYLILY up!!!… sheesh….
Growing & Caring for Trees : How to Prune Dormant Fruit Trees
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