Hit the Dirt; Shrub Care

Good morning. This is sonic resin if you ask if I hit the dirt. Have you ever wondered why a climbing rose never blooms. Perhaps you cut back all the old growth the growth on which the rose blooms when printing shops you need to know whether they bloom on new growth or old growth. Why do we prune shrubs at all. We thin out growth by cutting the older branches back to a more vigorous lateral branch and this encourages more vigorous new growth. When thinning out we are able to maintain the shape and control the size of the plant in gradual renewing pruning. The oldest branches are pruned off at or near ground level annually. This can be done in conjunction with thinning rejuvenative and all shot can be achieved by cutting a third of the oldest branches at or near ground level before the growth starts. When doing an annual pruning look for branches damaged by disease insects animals machinery and weather and cut them below the damage remove suckers and water sprouts and especially suckers that sprout from below the grafting point as these will be growth from the stalk not the

grafted plant. Carruthers can Torah Harry Lauder's walking stick is an example of this. The top growth having the twisted branches and the suckers below the graft would be straight. Some small trees have interesting branching or colorful bark and by judiciously pruning some lower branches these can be exposed. Lace bark pine Pinus bungy Ana and Japanese maples are examples. Some shops respond well to rejuvenate ing cutting hard back to the ground yellow and red trick dark wood color species and red and purple to add willows Sadek species. They show their best color on young growth and cutting back old growth by a third in early spring will produce more colorful winter bark cutting hydrangea arborescens Annabell all the way to the ground in early spring and giving a good dose of organic fertilizer will promote vigorous growth and abundant flowers on that new growth on shrubs that do not produce attractive or useful fruits like lilacs and rhododendrons.

The spent flowers should be pruned off right after flowering and most other pruning on these plans should be done after flowering too. What other plants bloom on last season's growth. Some of the more common ones are Japanese quince. Can all of these species death new species sia forsythia carea honeysuckle the Nisser species Mark orange Philadelphus species and drama Pierre a species of early white spires like Van who D-I and Viburnum and why Gielda. Thanks shops to prune in late winter or early spring of those that bloom on the current year's growth Potentilla species the pink flowering by Ria's likes by red and new water for example and spire edge upon Ika blue spire carry up tourists. Hypericum species and roses. Roses should be pruned every year. Follow the old saying that roses should be pruned when the full city is in bloom. That

is after winter protection has been removed a new growth is showing. Cut out damaged with it would one inch below the damage and any branches that cross it may rub against each other and then prune back branches at an angle of 45 degrees above an outward facing Bud remaining canes for hybrid to use and floribunda should be about 12 inches long and granda floors up to 24 inches. Miniature roses don't usually need pruning ravening roses produce best on new year old wood so they should be pruned after flowering. When you cans can then be tied to support for next year bloom next year's blooms. Larger flower and climbing roses have flowers born on ward that is two or more years old. Many Bloom continuously and they should be pruned in the fall before cold weather sets in. Remove the oldest canes cut back the lateral branches on the remaining canes to three to six inches after flowering so that five to eight strong cans and tie them to their support. Some people lay them on the ground for the

winter and protect them with mulch or soil to prevent winter damage this seems like a lot of work and I would select hardy varieties that don't need coddling. What about listeria as many people are discouraged by lack of flowers was Derrius do not fly are until they are five or six years old so be patient or buy mature plants. They need support a strong support as they become quite robust when young the pack can be fertilized to encourage growth. That will be selected for a framework whether on trellis fence or Arbor. Train 1 leader and select natural branches about a foot apart. These are cut back by having the summit cut side shoots from the laterals to one or two inches. The branches will fill in the framework of this pruning is done yearly. When this is complete a few years in a few years time start pruning for Bloom withhold fertilizer and be miserly with the water in winter. Cut back the main stem to the desired height the laterals by a third and shoots on the laterals to a few buds. Cut out suckers from the base. You should now

discourage vigorous growth if you keep burning down the whole vine you will never have flowers and if you create a good framework early you will not have a tangled mess that you want to cut down. Don't start pruning without good shop tools. Bypass pruning shears loppers and a printing saw printing is not a mystery. If a shop is not mentioned here watch when it blooms and on what wood and keep notes. This is Sally for hit the dirt.