PRUNING 



Raspberry. Same as blackberry; spring pruning 

 is only to thin the fruit; all cutting back should be 

 done the previous season. 



Currant. Fruit borne on both old and young 

 wood the best on base of i year shoots springing from 

 i year spurs; have no wood over three years old. 



Grapes. Borne on wood of present season which 

 rises from wood of previous season; fall or winter prun- 

 ing is best. 



FLOWERING SHRUBS 



Roses. Flowers borne on new wood prune out 

 old wood and weak shoots after flowering or cut back 

 before life shows in spring from | to | of bush. 



Forsythia. Flowers borne on old wood prune 

 immediately after flowering. 



Hibiscus. On the season's shoots prune fall or 

 early spring. 



Honeysuckle. See Lonicera. 



Hydrangea. Borne on the season's shoots prune 

 fall or early spring. 



Lilac. See Syringa. 



Lonicera. Usually on season's shoots safest to 

 prune immediately after flowering however, as some 

 varieties bloom very early. 



Philadelphus. (Commonly called Syringa.) Borne 

 on old wood prune immediately after flowering. 



Spirxa. (Shrubby varieties.) On old wood 

 prune sparingly after flowering. 



Syringa. On last year's wood prune imme- 

 diately after flowering. 



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