Pruning Resources
MGNV has focused on Pruning in the month of February. Here is a round-up of our pruning resources.
Pruning
When, Why, and How to Prune Shrubs
Dormancy makes late winter/early spring the best time to prune many shrubs and trees. The gardener can see the shape of the bare plants better, and the cuts are less disruptive than when the plant is growing. When full spring arrives, the plant will put energy into the new shape and desired size.
Assessing and Dealing with Snowstorm Damage on Trees
Though snowfall can transform our landscape in ways beautiful and wondrous, heavy snowfall can also cause astounding harm. Trees and shrubs broken under the weight of snow and ice need to have damaged wood carefully removed.
Managing Cicada Damage to Trees
Worried about cicada damage? Learn more about coping with "flagging" and the right way to prune post cicada damage.
Q & A – Ask the Extension Agent!
Stumped by something in your garden? Ask the Extension Agent
❧ Frozen Fig Tree
❧ Topping vs Pollarding
❧ Pruning Herbs & Brambles
Healthy Bark, Healthy Tree Part 2: Mechanical and Weather Damage
Mechanical damage is the most preventable of bark injuries because it is often due to impatience, inattention, or ignorance. Careless maintenance practices can damage trees that take decades, not weeks, to grow. While we cannot control the weather, which can cause irreparable bark injury, we can control what plants we purchase and where we choose to locate them—the right plant in the right place increases its chances of surviving weather extremes. Enjoy the amazing photographs in this article on preventing mechanical and weather damage to trees.
Winter Is the Time for Pruning
While the garden is dormant, you have a chance to find and correct landscape issues concerning many varieties of deciduous trees. This is the best time to prune this type of tree.
Garden Myth Busters! Using Bleach to Disinfect Tools
THE MYTH: The best way to disinfect pruning tools is to use a bleach solution.
A common and much-debated garden myth is that a chlorine bleach solution is the best way to disinfect pruning tools. So popular, in fact, that a Google search on the topic comes back with 1.7 million!