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Name 



How to Prune 



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When 



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Raspberries, Red 



Remove old canes after fruiting, leavmg 



July-Mar. 





young canes. Do not head back as with 







Blackberries, or black Raspberries; suckers 







start too freely. Early Spring clip back ends 







of shoots so that ends are 30-36 in. long or do 







not prune if trained on trellis. 





Red Bud 





July 



Rhododendrons 



Remove oldest wood; remove ceed pods. 



July 



Rhodotypos kerrioides 



July 



RiBES (See Blackberries and 







Raspberries) 







Rose of Sharon 





Jan.-Mar. 



Snowball 



This is naturally a badly shaped shrub; prune 



July 



(Viburnum Opulus stenlis) 



to improve form. 





Snowberry 





Jan.-Mar 



Spiraea Van Houttei 



Remove old wood; shear off old seed cap- 



July 





sulcs. Cut away half the branches that 





have bloomed. 





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SPIRiEA THUNBERGII 



In north the tips freeze; they need a little' 



July 





Spring pruning. Main pruning after flow- 







ering. 





Spir^as 



Thin them out in winter. Cut back shoots 



Jan.-Mar. 



(Summer-blooming) 



that have flowered. 



Staph ylea trifoliata 



Require only that old wood shall be removed. 



July 



Tamarix 



Prune hard back. 



Jan.-Mar. 



Varnish Tree 





(See Koelreuteria) 







Viburnum 



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Includes Hoble Bush, Arrowwood, Snowball. 



July 



Weigela (diervilla) 



Cut out old wood. Remove seed vessels. 



July 



Wistaria 





July 



Witch Hazel 





July 



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