Pruning Calendar

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Pruning Calendar

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Blooming Shrubs A-G

Blooming Shrubs H-R

Blooming Shrubs S-Z

Plants for Wet Areas

Pruning Calendar

Evergreen Shrubs

Fall & Winter Color

Additional Options

Red = Do Not Prune Green = Best Time to Prune

1 - Flowers are produced on new (current season) growth 2 - Flowers are produced on wood from last year

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

Abelia

1

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Arborvitae

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Aucuba

2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Azalea

2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Barberry

2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Bayberry (Wax Myrtle)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Beautyberry

1

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Beautybush (Kolkwitzia)

2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Beech

X

X

X

Birch

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Boxwood

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Broom (Cytisus)

2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Buckeye

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Butterfly Bush

1

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Camellia jap. (Spring Blm.)

2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Camellia sasanqua (Fall Blm.)

1

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Cedar

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Chamaecyparis

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Chastetree (Vitex)

1

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Cherrylaurel

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Clethra (Summersweet)

1

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Crabapple

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Crape Myrtle

1

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Cotoneaster

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Daphne

2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Deutzia

2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Dogwood

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Dogwood (Red Twig)

1

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Eleagnus

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Elm

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Euonymus (Evergreen)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Euonymus (Burning Bush)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Fir

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Flowering Almond

2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Flowering Cherry

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Flowering Pear or Plum

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Forsythia

2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Fothergilla

2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Fringe Tree

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Gardenia

1

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Goldenrain Tree

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Harry Lauder Walking Stick

2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Hawthorn

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Hemlock

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Hibiscus

1

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Holly (Deciduous) Shrubs

1

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Holly (Evergreen) Shrubs

2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Honeylocust

X

X

Honeysuckle

2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Hydrangea (Summer Bloom)

1

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Hydrangea (Spring Bloom)

2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Hypericum

1

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Indian Hawthorne

2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Jasmine (Winter)

2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Juniper

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Kerria

2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Leucothoe

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Leyland Cypress

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Lilac

2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Linden

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Live Oak

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Magnolia (Deciduous)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Maple

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Mockorange

2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Mountain Laurel (Kalmia)

2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Mugo Pine

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Nandina

1

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Oak

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Osmanthus Holly

1

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Photinia (Red Tip)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Pieris

2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Pittosporum

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Poplar

X

X

X

X

X

X

Potentilla

1

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Privet (Ligustrum)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Pussy Willow

2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Pyracantha

2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Quince

2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Redbud

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Rhododendron

2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Rose

1

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Serviceberry

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Smoke Tree

1

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Sourwood

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Southern Magnolia

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X