"K" wrote in message
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Dwayne writes

I prune all my trees around February 15, while they are dormant and
insects
are not around.

Why the owrry about pruning when there are no insects around?

Some insects gain entry to your fruit trees through "distressed" areas and
some introduce diseases to your trees through open wounds. Other windbourn
diseases can also enter the same way (IE. Fire and cedar blight).

Sometimes I have to postpone it a few days if the weather
doesn't cooperate, but I always have it done by the end of Feb.

You are, of course, not posting from the UK.

No I am not, but I assume you still have cold weather in February and your
trees are dormant. I lived in Germany for 3 years and their winters were
the same as ours. If I am wrong in your case, please correct me.

Dwayne

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Kay