I TAMARACK. 



II EASTERN WHITE PINE. 



III EASTERN HEMLOCK. 



IV RED SPRUCE. 



V BLACK SPRUCE. 



VI BALSAM FIR. 



VII WHITE SPRUCE. 



VIII NORTHERN WHITE CEDAR. 



IX EASTERN RED CEDAR. 



X PITCH PINE. 



XI JACK PINE. 



XII RED PINE. 



PRUNE THAT SHRUB 

 CORRECTLY 



continued from page 28 



Maleike says. Shrubs with larger 

 leaves should be pruned. 



Rhododendrons can by pruned back 

 safely to a whorl of leaves or where 

 there used to be a whorl of leaves. 

 There are still latent buds that can be 

 encouraged to grow. Removing dead 

 flowers may cause more branching. 



For the best flowering potential for 

 Pieris species, the forming fruit needs 

 to be removed. This shrub blooms on 

 terminal ends. Shear the shrub after 

 it has bloomed to encourage new 

 growth. If the fruit is left on, this will 

 discourage new shoot growth possibly 

 setting up alternate years of 

 blooming. 



The third category of shrubs are 

 those that set flower buds the same 

 season they are growing. These 

 shrubs should be cut to the ground 

 before spring growth starts. They will 

 flower while the new shoots grow. 

 Examples of these shrubs are Buddleia 



davidii (Butterfly Bush), Spiraea 

 budmalda and Hydrangea paniculata 

 (Peegee Hydrangea). 



Pruning Suggestions 



Maleike gives some general pruning 

 suggestions. When beginning prun- 

 ing any shrub, remove dead, disesed 

 and damaged branches. Also remove 

 rubbing, wrongly placed or strangely 

 growing branches. 



Do not prune too late in the growing 

 season. If a shrub is pruned just 

 before terminal buds are set up then 

 lateral buds will be encouraged to 

 grow. New growth might freeze in a 

 cold winter. Pruning late in the 

 season removes flower buds for next 

 year. Prune just after flowermg of the 

 shrub. 



Pruning is an art and a science, 

 Maleike says. Understanding a few 

 important horticultural principles 

 and learning to identify flower bud 

 formations, successful pruning of 

 many shrubs can be achieved. 



Reprinted from The Digger, 

 hlovember 1 99 1 



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