On 1/15/13 1:01 AM, tomlevick wrote:

'David E. Ross[_2_ Wrote:
;976477']On 1/11/13 8:26 AM, tomlevick wrote:-

Hi there, hopefully someone may be able to help me.

We have a tree in our front garden, only photo is recent. All we know
it's possibly some sort of oriental 0rnamental tree. It is like a very
large Bonsai when in full leaf. In the summer when we moved in It had
small dark green rounded leaves in clumps of overhanging weeping
branches.

It does look quite twisted and gnarly as it stands now.

[image: http://i45.tinypic.com/3329fs3.jpg]

We would like to prune back before spring, but wondered if we should
now
wait until the dangers of frosts have passed. We thought we needed to
prune before it started to Bud.

If anyone has any idea of what this tree might be or when to prune
would be most grateful for advice.

many thanks-

What is your climate? Do you get snow, hard freezes, or what?

--
David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean, see
'My Climate' (http://tinyurl.com/4xkcb64)
Gardening diary at 'David Ross's Garden Diary -- Current'
(http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary)


Thank you for your replies.

We live in the UK, North of England so we get some pretty heavy frosts
and snow. Just had a bout of snow.

Unlikely to be pruning back for a while, so maybe we will need to wait
until march perhaps??


Yes, I would wait. Pruning can promote new growth, especially if you
have a brief period of mild or warm weather before winter is over. That
new growth would then be killed when the snow and freezing weather
returns.

I suggest pruning about 2 weeks before the expected end of cold weather.
I would not wait until mild or warm weather because pruning should be
done before new growth begins.

--
David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean, see
http://www.rossde.com/garden/climate.html
Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary