What to cut back in summer
Amateur Gardening|July 18, 2020
Don’t neglect these essential pruning jobs,
Ruth
What to cut back in summer

CONVENTIONAL wisdom says we prune trees and shrubs in autumn and winter when they are dormant, but there are several varieties that ought to have a haircut in summer.

These largely fall into two categories; those that are susceptible to silver leaf disease; and shrubs that flower in early summer and create each year’s blooms on strong young growth produced the previous year and early the next.

A third group are evergreen shrubs that are less hardy can be damaged by cold if trimmed in winter.

This week I have been busy pruning our recently flowered philadelphus and weigela, giving a straggly ornamental flowering cherry a much needed tidy up, and pruning our plum and greengage trees.

I also checked over variegated euonymus and found a small case of reversion, where the green-and-white leaves had been replaced by solid green foliage. This needs to be pruned out otherwise it will eventually take over the whole plant.

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