Wednesday November 29th

Posted by Alistair on Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

I have been going on a bit about pruning deciduous trees lately, this is the best time of year for the job. Avoid late winter as the sap is rising, pruning then can cause damage, in severe cases whole sections or branches can die off. If in doubt make some checks before rushing in to this job.

One to definitely be aware of is cherry trees, they should only be pruned in mid summer, certainly confuses me, what with Prunus, or Cherry being deciduous you would think that the dormant season would be the time of year for pruning, well apparently not.

Here we have a cherry, ideal for planting now and also looks great in the smaller garden. (Prunus Amanogawa) a narrow upright tree also known as the flagpole cherry. This one has good Autumn leaf colour and clusters of fragrant pale pink semi double flowers in late Spring. Eventual height is around 25ft an excellent specimen tree, fully hardy, grow in moist but well drained moderately fertile soil in full sun.

What I really like about this one most of all is, you can virtually forget about pruning completely.

Prunus Amanagawa