When to Prune Trees & Shrubs

* Indicates species which should be pruned within the month AFTER flowering, with the exception of removing dead wood.

FALL

Amur Maple
Serviceberry/Juneberry
Glossy Black Chokeberry
Cotoneaster
Euonymous
Annabelle Hydrangea
Pee Gee type Hydrangeas
Winterberry
Honeysuckle
Mockorange
Ninebark
Purpleleaf Sandcherry
Willow
Raspberry
Elm
Maple

WINTER

Apple
Cherry
Pear
Plum
Oak
Birch
Ash
Linden
Crabapple

SPRING

Azalea*
Barberry
Boxwood
Clethra
Dogwood
Forsythia*
Lilac*
Magnolia*
Nikko Blue Hydrangea*
Viburnums
Weigela*
Juniper
Spruce
Pine
Yew
Arborvitae
Rose
Blueberry
Rhododendron*

ANY SEASON

Potentilla
Spirea