How pruning is done for deciduous trees and bushy plants?
Pruning of woody trees and plants should be done in early spring while they are still dormant. Some plants, however, go through a process of “bleeding,” when sap runs out of the cuts. While pruning does not actually harm the plant or tree, pruning can cause homeowners distress and worry. Therefore, when pruning plants that tend to bleed (such as maple, box elder, black walnut, elm, birch, and honey locust); it is also acceptable to wait until they are fully leafed out.Pruning of woody bushes like lilac, spirea, mock orange, viburnum, and forsythia should be done immediately after blooming. These plants have flowering buds that are produced every previous growing season. And, by pruning such plants directly after they bloom, you will be able to decorate your house with the sweet smelling blossoms on the pruned branches. These small branches, and the thin, small branches of a tree, may be cut with ease all the way through with only a single cut.When removing a large branch on a tree, how
