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Evergreen shrubs are clothed in leaves throughout the year, with old leaves continually falling off and new ones being formed. Once established, these shrubs need no more pruning shrubs than cutting out weak, diseased and straggly shoots in spring. Never prune evergreen shrubs in winter, as any young shoots that subsequently develop could be blackened and damaged.

Woody plants are the prime candidates for pruning shrubs and these come in the form of ornamental shrubs (including conifers), climbers, hedges and topiary and trees, as well as fruit trees, bushes and canes. Roses are deciduous flowering shrubs which need regular pruning shrubs to keep them healthy and capable of creating a radiant display each year. pruning shrubs tools should be functional as well as comfortable to use. They must be kept sharp if they are to function easily and successfully. Wash and wipe them after use and, if they are not to be used for a few weeks, coat metal parts lightly with oil. Pruners are available in two basic forms—scissor and anvil. The scissor-like type cuts when one blade passes the other while the anvil type has a sharp blade that cuts when in contact with a firm, flat, metal surface known as an anvil. Use these for cutting shoots high on fruit trees or climbing plants. They cut shoots up to I in thick and from branches I Oft high.

These need little pruning shrubs other than shaping when young and the removal of branches that cross the plant's center creating congestion and reducing the maturing and ripening influence of the sun. Always cut out pest-and disease-damaged shoots; if left, they encourage the decay to infect and damage other parts. Prune winter-flowering deciduous shrubs as soon as their display is over This gives shrubs the maximum amount of time in which to produce new shoots and for them to ripen before the onset of cold weather in the following fall or early winter It is easier to control the size of winter-flowering shrubs than any other type.