An indoor orange tree should be pruned right after they are finished flowering, but before they’ve set the fruit. Trim back one-third of the branches withhelp from a sustainable gardener in this free video series on garden and lawn care. Expert: Yolanda Vanveen Contact: www.vanveenbulbs.com Bio: Yolanda Vanveen is sustainable gardener who lives in Kalama, Wash. Filmmaker: Daron Stetner
Posts Tagged ‘prune’
Garden & Lawn Maintenance : When to Prune an Indoor Orange Tree
23
Dec
Furney’s Nursery How to Prune a Grape Vine
26
Feb
Furney’s Nursery is a garden center and nursery with quality plants, garden supplies and advice to help you make the most of your gardening experience. Furney’s Nursery grows their own trees, shrubs, annuals, perennials, bulbs and seeds, edibles. Find plants and supplies for water gardening, fountains, ponds, and water features. For lawn care, we carry fertilizers, pest control, organic products, tools, soil, mulch, and bulk materials. We also have a beautiful gift shop.
Garden & Lawn Maintenance : When to Prune Clematis
16
Feb
Clematis should be pruned during its dormant season, which varies depending on the type of clematis. Trim back straggly branches to encourage new growth withhelp from a sustainable gardener in this free video series on garden and lawn care. Expert: Yolanda Vanveen Contact: www.vanveenbulbs.com Bio: Yolanda Vanveen is sustainable gardener who lives in Kalama, Wash. Filmmaker: Daron Stetner
Garden & Lawn Maintenance : When to Prune Cedar Hedges
12
Feb
Cedar hedges should be pruned and thinned out in the early spring to encourage new growth for the following season. Prune cedar hedges just before their summer dormant period withhelp from a sustainable gardener in this free video series on garden and lawn care. Expert: Yolanda Vanveen Contact: www.vanveenbulbs.com Bio: Yolanda Vanveen is sustainable gardener who lives in Kalama, Wash. Filmmaker: Daron Stetner
Lawn Care, Landscaping business. How to prune a tree branch or limb for your landscape customers.
16
Sep
www.StartALawnCareBusiness.com Today we are talking about how to properly prune a limb off a tree. In today’s example, we have a branch that has been damaged. The bark is peeling away from the subwood. The entire limb is dead and needs to be pruned off to maintain the health of the tree. This limb is joined at a collared union. The bark of the tree poofs out as the limb come out of the tree. The poofed out part is the collar. All cuts at a collared union should be on the branch side of the collar. You should never cut into the collar of a tree. Cutting into a collar can do severe damage to the tree. If this branch were smaller, we could use a pair of anvil loppers to prune away the branch. Since it is so large, our anvils will not produce a correct cut. For this branch we are going to use a bow saw. A pruning saw will work too. The proper method of cutting a branch with a saw is to use the three-cut method of pruning. If you just use the saw and cut it at the collar, the weight of the branch will pull down and you risk tearing the collar damaging the tree. We are going to use the three-cut method. The first cut is made on the underside of the branch about 5 inches away from the collar. Cut the branch about 1 way through. The second cut is made about 2 inches further away from the collar than the underside cut. As you can see in the video, while making the top cut the branch fell downward before the cut was complete. This action tore the underside of the branch to the …
