Pruning Group 1

Light Pruning

The woody plants in this group don’t require a large amount of pruning and sometimes are spoiled by a large amount of pruning. They tend to be evergreen shrubs and deciduous trees and certain deciduous shrubs that don’t throw up vigorous shoot that need pruning back every year.

When to prune -

• Late winter to early spring

What to prune -

• branches are diseased, damaged or dead (the three Ds).

• branches are congested or crossing each other.

• branches are growing in unwanted directions (e.g. in toward the centre of the plant)