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Millen Garden Club Jenkins County Ag Center September 11, 2012

Millen Garden Club Jenkins County Ag Center September 11, 2012 . Pruning. Why Prune?. Espalier. Three T’s for Proper Pruning. Using the appropriate TOOL Using the correct TECHNIQUE Pruning at the right TIME. Loppers. Scissor-cut. Anvil-cut. Hand Pruners. Pole Pruner.

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Millen Garden Club Jenkins County Ag Center September 11, 2012

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  1. Millen Garden ClubJenkins County Ag CenterSeptember 11, 2012 Pruning

  2. Why Prune?

  3. Espalier

  4. Three T’s for Proper Pruning • Using the appropriate TOOL • Using the correct TECHNIQUE • Pruning at the right TIME

  5. Loppers Scissor-cut Anvil-cut Hand Pruners

  6. Pole Pruner

  7. Basic Principle of Pruning Most re-growth occurs within 6 to 8 inches of the cut Apical Dominance Auxin

  8. Formal Hedge Pruning 6 - 8 in. Planting Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

  9. Heading Pruning Technique Thinning

  10. Crepe Myrtle Pruning Before Pruning After Pruning

  11. Renewal Pruning Never do renewal pruning in fall or early winter Do renewal pruning 4 to 6 weeks before spring growth begins

  12. Renewal Pruning Year 1: Remove half the growth Thinning and heading cuts Year 2: Remove other half of old wood Shrub is now smaller

  13. Do Not Severely Prune Conifers (Pine, Spruce, Juniper) Boxwood

  14. Deciduous Tree Pruning

  15. Making the Cut Right Wrong B: too wide an angle A: just above a bud, slight angle C: too far from the bud D: too close the bud

  16. Pruning Influences Growth Habit

  17. Removing a large branch Jump Cut

  18. Prune just outside the branch collar

  19. Pruning Conifers

  20. Pruning Broadleaf Evergreen Trees

  21. Spring vs. Summer Flowering Prune spring-flowering plants after they bloom Prune summer- flowering plants before new growth begins

  22. Azalea Forsythia Oakleaf Hydrangea Flowering Cherry Flowering Quince Dogwood Redbud Rhododendron Bradford Pear Wisteria Spring Flowering Plants

  23. Summer Flowering Plants Crapemyrtle Glossy Abelia Goldenrain Tree Rose-of-Sharon (Althea) Nandina Shrub Roses Sweetshrub

  24. Questions?

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