✂️ Pruning Trees & Shrubs: Quick Guide 1️⃣ When? Late winter or post-flowering. Light trims anytime. 2️⃣ Tools Clean, sharp shears or saws = clean cuts. 3️⃣ How? Cut above outward buds, angled to drain water. 4️⃣ Remove Dead, diseased, damaged, crossing, suckers, water sprouts. 5️⃣ Go easy Max 1/3 at a time to avoid shock. 6️⃣ Disinfect Clean tools between cuts, especially on sick plants. 7️⃣ Start young Early shaping builds strong, healthy trees. Healthy cuts = thriving plants! | GreenThumb Tip

Step-by-step trim guide 1. Look at the shrub. Notice its shape. Decide if you want it round, square, or natural. 2. Walk all the way around the shrub. Find any dead or broken branches. 3. Pick a dead branch. Cut it off near where it meets a bigger branch. Make the cut clean. 4. Remove only small branches first. Cut branches that are thinner than your thumb. Leave big branches for a bigger pruner 5. Step back and look every few cuts. This helps you see the shape. 6. Trim little by little. Cut a s

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