Pruning timetable
Copyright 2005 - 2011 by M. D. Vaden. Pruning information is divided into Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Etc. - plus other pruning topics.
Pruning Timetable
As a general rule this season is as good as any other to schedule pruning projects. And your scheduled list can include an extended plan for following seasons. The number in the table pertains to the age of growth on which flower buds are produced.
1 = flowers on new wood current year. 2 = flowers on last year's growth, and autumn, winter or spring pruning not advised if you want flowers. 0 = no suggestions
| Months during which to prune
| |
| Abelia | Nov-Jan | 1 |
| Arborvitae (Thuja) | Nov-Jul | 0 |
| Aucuba | Jun-Jul | 2 |
| Azalea - Deciduous | May-Jul | 2 |
| Azalea - Evergreen | May-Jul | 2 |
| Barberry - Decidudous | May-Jul | 2 |
| Barberry - Evergreen | May-Jul | 2 |
| Bayberry | Mar-Jun | 0 |
| Beautyberry (Callicarpa) | Nov-Mar | 1 |
| Beautybush (Kolkwitzia) | Jun-Jul | 2 |
| Boxwood (Buxus) | Nov-Jul | 0 |
| Broom (Cytisus) | Jun-Jul | 2 |
| Butterfly bush | Nov-Mar | 1 |
| Camellia - japonica | May-Jul | 2 |
| Camellia - sasanqua | Mar-May | 1 |
| Cherry / Prunus | Mar-Jul | 0 |
| Cotoneaster - Deciduous | Nov-Feb | 0 |
| Cotoneaster - Evergreen | Nov-Feb | 0 |
| Crape Myrtle | Jan-Sep | 1 |
| Daphne / Winter | Apr-Jul | 2 |
| Deutzia | Jun-Jul | 2 |
| Dogwood - Red twig | Nov-Mar | 1 |
| Eleagnus | Nov-Jul | 0 |
| Euonymus -Deciduous | Nov-Mar | 0 |
| Euonymus - Evergreen | Nov-Jul | 0 |
| Forsythia | Apr-Jul | 2 |
| Gardenia | Nov-Feb | 1 |
| Hibiscus / Rose of Sharon | Nov-Mar | 1 |
| Holly - Evergreen | Jun-Jul | 2 |
| Honeysuckle | May-Jul | 2 |
| Hydrangea, Spring flowers | Jul-August | 2 |
| Hydrangea - Summer flowers | Nov-Feb | 1 |
| Hypericum, St. Johnswort | Jan-Mar | 1 |
| Indian Hawthorn (Raphiolepis) | May-Jul | 2 |
| Jasmine, Winter Apr-Jul | 2 | |
| Juniper | Nov-Jul | 0 |
| Kerria | Jun-Jul | 2 |
| Leucothoe | Jun-Jul | 0 |
| Lilac | Jun-Jul | 2 |
| Mahonia / Oregon grape | May-Jul | 2 |
| Mockorange | Jun-Jul | 2 |
| Mountain laurel (Kalmia) | Jun-Jul | 2 |
| Nandina | Jan-Mar | 1 |
| Osmanthus | Nov-Jun | 1 |
| Photinia | Nov-Jul | 0 |
| Pieris | May-Jul | 2 |
| Pine (the few sheared ones) | Apr-Jun | 3 |
| Pittosporum | Feb-May | 0 |
| Privet (Ligustrum) | Nov-Jul | 0 |
| Potentilla | Oct-Mar | 1 |
| Pyracantha | Jun-Jul | 2 |
| Quince | Apr-Jul | 2 |
| Rhododendron | Jun-Jul | 2 |
| Rose | Feb-Mar Jul-Aug | 1 |
| Serviceberry | Apr-Jun | 0 |
| Smoke Tree | Nov-Feb | 1 |
| Spirea - Spring flowers | May-Jun | 2 |
| Spirea - Summer flowers | Jan-Feb | 1 |
| Sumac | Aug-Mar | 1 |
| Viburnum | May-Jul | 2 |
| Weigela | May-Jul | 2 |
| Willow - Pussy | Apr-Jul | 2 |
| Witchhazel | Apr-Jul | 2 |
| Yew | Nov-Jul | 0 |