Time to Prune, for some #2...

Cornus mas (Corneliancherry Dogwood) blooms in 
March and is pruned after flowering.

     Spring-flowering shrubs may need rejuvenation pruning, and the best time for that is right after they flower. If you prune a shrub before it blooms, you remove buds too soon and don’t get an opportunity enjoy those blooms. When you prune after blooming, you can still enjoy the flowers and the plant can recover, grow, and produce more buds for flowers next spring.
       Here's a  list of some common trees and shrub and when to prune them.

Trees and shrubs to prune in late winter/early spring while still dormant:

·        Butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii)

·        Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)

·        Flowering plum (Prunus blireana)

·        Glossy abelia (Abelia x grandiflora)

·        Golden rain tree (Koelreuteria paniculata)

·        Honeysuckle (Lonicera fragrantissiam)

·        Hydrangea, Peegee (Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’)

·        Potentilla (Potentilla fruticosa)

·        Spirea (except bridal wreath) (Spirea japonica))

Trees and Shrubs to prune in late spring/summer, after bloom

·        Azalea (Rhododendron species)

·        Beauty bush (Kolkwitzia amabilis)

·        Bradford pear (Pyrus calleryana)

·        Bridal wreath spirea (Spirea x vanhouttei)

·        Flowering crabapple (Malus species and cultivars)

·        Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)

·        Forsythia (Forsythia x intermedia)

·        Hawthorn (Crataegus species and cultivars)

·        Hydrangea, Bigleaf (Hydrangea macrophylla)

·        Lilac (Syringa vulgaris)

·        Magnolia (Magnolia species and cultivars)

·        Mock orange (Philadelphus coronarius)

·        Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia)

·        Redbud (Cercis canadensis)

·        Rhododendron (Rhododendron species)

·        Serviceberry (Amelanchier x grandiflora)

·        Slender deutzia (Deutzia gracilis)

·        Weigela (Weigela florida)

·        Wisteria (Wistera species)