No one but a bird needs a fruit tree to grow higher.

Nov 11, Pruning in the mid- to late-summer negatively affects the flowers the following spring.

It is also possible that the results of this test are unusual given the cold summer weather.

These shrubs also need to be pruned early in the summer so they have time to heal and to. Apr 20, DO Prune Flowering Shrubs at the Right Time of Year Spring-flowering shrubs, such as lilac and forsythia, develop buds that will display the following year Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins.

The trouble with pruning certain blooming plants, like Azaleas or Hydrangeas too late is that you can ruin the flowering ability of the plant for the coming season. Since pruning also encourages new growth, pruning too close to the cold season can leave your plant at risk of damage. At the test site located in Southern Ontario inpruning on August 15 did not result in new growth for the majority of shrubs.

Except for the rose, new growth was minimal or non-existent. It is possible that a more major pruning (ie removal of a large number of stems) may result in new treegrinding.barted Reading Time: 6 mins.