• Correct pruning ensures a strong tree structure, making it less likely to suffer damage in a heavy storm.
• Thinning dense canopies improves airflow and sun light penetration, resulting in fewer disease problems.
• Removing dead or damaged branches reduces the risk of disease entering through dead wood and spreading through the plant.
• Removing weak, older branches prevents the wood from tearing.
• Pruning allows us to control shape, whether to main tain a tree’ s natural form, limit height, or keep hedges neat and even.
• Pruning can also help stimulate growth in sparse areas and restrict it where necessary.
might also be necessary, depending on the size and age of the trees or bushes you need to prune, as well as for the pruning of old wood on rose bushes.
Always make sure your secateurs, shears and loppers are clean and sharp. When your pruning is done, clean your tools with a good oil as this will prevent rust. You can also disinfect them with a mild
ROSE REJUVENATION
Rose bushes are pruned to encourage better, fuller blooms and to keep the bush young and healthy. This task is normally done from end July to mid-August. As a general rule, the more frosty the area, the later in winter to prune. This is because pruning stimulates the growth of new shoots and these tender shoots are very vulnerable to frost damage.
Old wood should be removed every three or four years to make way for younger, more vigorous branches.
Start by removing all the leaves and dead flower heads.