andrew wood
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Hello!
I planted four purple leaf plum trees, fairly young (about 10ft tall) in my sideyard last June. They didn't do great, because I guess they were planted the wrong time of the year? They looked very frail all the time and now in the winter they have lost all their leaves, which I assume is normal.
I need to prune the bottom branches of the trees to create walking access underneath them. I wanted to know:
1- Is it ok to do so, given the information above?
2- If it is ok to prune them, what is the best time of year to do so? I am reading contradictory information on the internet (reddit, google, my gardener). Some say in the winter where the tree is dormant and some say after the trees have bloomed.
I would greatly appreciate your expert advice here.
(Hardiness Zone 10B)
I planted four purple leaf plum trees, fairly young (about 10ft tall) in my sideyard last June. They didn't do great, because I guess they were planted the wrong time of the year? They looked very frail all the time and now in the winter they have lost all their leaves, which I assume is normal.
I need to prune the bottom branches of the trees to create walking access underneath them. I wanted to know:
1- Is it ok to do so, given the information above?
2- If it is ok to prune them, what is the best time of year to do so? I am reading contradictory information on the internet (reddit, google, my gardener). Some say in the winter where the tree is dormant and some say after the trees have bloomed.
I would greatly appreciate your expert advice here.
(Hardiness Zone 10B)