How to Prune Small Trees and Shrubs

LATE SPRING/ EARLY SUMMER (cont.)
Trees
Flowering almond (Prunus species)
Flowering cherry (Prunus serrulata)
Fringe tree (Chionanthus virginicus)
Ornamental pear (Pyrus calleryana)
Redbud (Cercis species)
Saucer magnolia (Magnolia soulangiana)
Serviceberry (Amelanchier species)
Star magnolia (Magnolia stellata)
Witch hazel (Hamamelis species)
Whorled-branching Conifers Fir (Abies species)
Norfolk Island Pine (Araucaria heterophylla)
Pine (Pinus species)
Spruce (Picea species)

MIDSUMMER
Prune "bleeding" trees — those with exceptionally heavy spring sap flow — after their leaves have fully developed.

Birch (Betula species)
Dogwood (Cornus species)
Elm (Ulmus species)
Maple (Acer species)
Yellowwood (Cladrastis lutea)