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Deciduous Tree Pruning Calendar

A Guide to Successful Pruning

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Comments
Ailanthus - - - - - - - - - - - -  
Alder * * - - - - - - - - * *  
Ash - - - - - - - - - - - -  
Bald Cypress - - - - - - - - - - - -  
Beech - - - - - - * * * - - -  
Birch * x x x x x x - - - * * 1, 2
Buckeye x x x x * * * x x x x x 4
Catalpa - - - - - - - - - - - -  
Cherry, Flowering x x x x x * * x x x x x 4
Chestnut, Chinese - - - - - - - - - - - -  
Crabapple x x x x * * * x x x x x 4
Crape Myrtle * * * x x x - - - x x x 3
Dogwood x x x x x * * x x x x x 4
Elm x x x x x x - - - * * * 1, 2
Fringe Tree x x x x x * * x x x x x 4
Ginko - - - - - - - - - - - -  
Goldenraintree - - - x x x x x - * * *  
Hackberry - - - - - - - x x - - - 2
Hawthorn x x x x x * * x x x x x 4
Hickory - - - - - - - - - - - -  
Honeylocust - - - - - - - - * * - -  
Horsechestnut x x x x * * * x x x x x 4
Katsura - - - - - - - - - - - -  
Linden - - - x x x x * * * - -  
Magnolia x x x x * * * x x x x x 4
Maple x x x x * * * x x - * * 1, 2
Mimosa - - - - - - - - - - - -  
Mountain Ash - - - - - - - - - - - -  
Mulberry - - - - - - - - - - - -  
Nyssa, Black Gum - - - - - - - - - - - -  
Oak - - x x x x x x - - * * 2
Peach, Flowering x x x x x * * x x x x x 4
Pear, Flowering x x x x x * * x x x x x 4
Plum,
Flowering and Purple		 x x x x x * * x x x x x 4
Poplar - x x x - - - - - * * * 1
Redbud x x x x * * * x x x x x 2, 4
Serviceberry x x x x * * * x x x x x 4
Sophora - - - x x x x - - * * *  
Sourwood - - x x x x x - - * * *  
Stewartia * - - - - x x x - - - *  
Sweetgum - - - - - - - - - - - -  
Sycamore, Plane - - - - - - - - - - - -  
Tuliptree - - - - - - - - - - - -  
Willow - x x x - - - - - - - - 1
Zelkova - - - - - - - - - - - -  
Legend
  *    Best time to prune
  -    Timing is not critical
  x    Do not prune except to correct damage, hazards, or structural defects
Comments
  1. Avoid pruning in late winter/early spring due to sap flow (more cosmetic than detrimental)
  2. Avoid pruning from spring through summer due to insect or disease problems
  3. Avoid pruning from October - December due to reduced cold hardiness
  4. Avoid pruning after July because flower buds have set

A blank cell in the comments column means that other than pruning to remove multiple leaders, dead, and broken branches - pruning is seldom needed

Exception: Timing varies across USDA climate zones - zones within Virginia range from 8a in the Virginia Beach area to 5b along the West Virginia border.

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More information:

The information on this page is based on information from the Virginia Cooperative Extension

Authors: Bonnie Lee Appleton, Extension Nursery Specialist, Virginia Tech; Susan C. French, Research Specialist, Virginia Tech

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Publication Number: 430-460, posted June 1998

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