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Article: Gardening answers with Paul Rogers.
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- Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
- Article date:
- May 28, 2009
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Byline: Paul Rogers
To prune, or not to prune . . .
The forsythia and early azaleas are just finishing blooming. Now is the time to prune one and leave the other alone. Which is which?
If needed, all spring flowering plants are best pruned as their flowers fade. Why?
Pruning at this time will not remove any of next year's blooms. Their reproductive period is over (unless you intend to allow the plants to set a crop of seed.) These plants will now be making their vegetative growth of stems and leaves.
Your intent in pruning is to regulate the shape and structure of the plants. Forsythia is known to make new growth that develops ...