Fruit trees are used to seeing pruning shears pass through their branches, but not always at the right time. When is the size?
In a garden, unlike fruit growers, there is enough to spend a few hours at most, at the pruning of its fruit trees.
For my part, I follow the saying which in principle applies to the vine , but which can be extended:early pruning, late pruning but pruning in March!
I find that healing happens more quickly in the spring, when the sap rises. In addition, a branch cut in autumn is an open door to bacteria and viruses. There is also a loss of water through pruning wounds.
In short, I prune in February and March (I'm in the south). And I also prune green, between May and July.
It's the same thing with cleaning the beds. I let the winter pass before cutting the stubble and dry plants. It's a shelter for all the helpers in the garden, and I really want to see them again in the spring!
So no rush.
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