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| Can shrubs like silver leaf, purple leaf plum and weigela be pruned this time of year. Thanks. |
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| Yes, but purple leaf plum is better pruned after bloom and weigela is better pruned late winter/early spring (depending on the variety). |
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- Posted by gardengal48 PNW zone 8 (My Page) on Sat, Nov 14, 09 at 11:02
| I'd amend the above to include Weigela to be pruned - if necessary - after bloom season as well. Weigela is included in that grouping of caning, spring flowering shrubs that blossom primarily on second year wood. Pruning before the spring flowering period is likely to remove the majority of the flowering potential. |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Sat, Nov 14, 09 at 14:41
| i agree ... but for a neophyte... learning how to prune when there are no leaves.. really helps... if you go out there right now.. and look at the monstrosity .. you will see varying widths of branches... shrub pruning involves removing up to the largest 1/3 of the canes ... as close the ground as possible ... and doing it for 3 years.. until the plant is renovated ... or like i like to say.. beating it back with a stick ... this methods leaves older branches for bloom.. while removing old and large .... at a minimum.. go look at it when it is bare.. and see if you can see what i am talking about.. you NEVER .... trim a shrub at length ... on the other hand.. purple leaf plum is a tree... and these rules do not apply .... unless you are confusing a sand cherry SHRUB with a plum tree ... prune a tree when it needs pruning.. IMHO .... subject on the plum to canker rules .... which a plum will die of.. sooner or later .... in my entire life in MI.. i have NEVER seen a plum without canker ... i dont know what a silver leaf is... ken |
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