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Old 04-02-2006, 06:15 PM posted to rec.gardens
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I am in Knoxville, TN. I have two "umbrella plants/trees" in my yard. One
looks like an umbrella and the other looks like an umbrella with a bad hair
day! Out of control. When should I shape up these plants/trees? We have
had a very mild winter here with temps into the 60s for days at a time. It
looks like February will be colder.

Jim Pettway


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Old 04-02-2006, 06:24 PM posted to rec.gardens
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When I lived in Arkansas, the TV gardener that came on every Wed at 5:00 PM
said he pruned everything around the 15 th of February. That included fruit
trees, grapes, roses, etc. I would imagine the same would hold true for
you.

Dwayne

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I am in Knoxville, TN. I have two "umbrella plants/trees" in my yard. One
looks like an umbrella and the other looks like an umbrella with a bad hair
day! Out of control. When should I shape up these plants/trees? We have
had a very mild winter here with temps into the 60s for days at a time. It
looks like February will be colder.

Jim Pettway



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Old 04-02-2006, 10:26 PM posted to rec.gardens
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"Jim Pettway" wrote in message

I am in Knoxville, TN. I have two "umbrella plants/trees" in
my
yard. One looks like an umbrella and the other looks like an
umbrella with a bad hair day! Out of control. When should I
shape
up these plants/trees? We have had a very mild winter here
with
temps into the 60s for days at a time. It looks like February
will
be colder.
Jim Pettway


The use of common names can be confusing. What is the botanical
name of your trees?

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Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington
USDA Zone 8
Sunset Zone 5

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Old 05-02-2006, 03:15 AM posted to rec.gardens
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On Sat, 4 Feb 2006 12:15:21 -0500, "Jim Pettway"
wrote:

I am in Knoxville, TN. I have two "umbrella plants/trees" in my yard. One
looks like an umbrella and the other looks like an umbrella with a bad hair
day! Out of control. When should I shape up these plants/trees? We have
had a very mild winter here with temps into the 60s for days at a time. It
looks like February will be colder.

Jim Pettway



The best time to prune a deciduous tree is when the sap is not
flowing. I'm in Oak Ridge and my trees are currently in dormancy.
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Old 05-02-2006, 05:43 AM posted to rec.gardens
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Try late Winter or very early Spring. Don't remove more than 1/3 of any
branch.

Sherwin D.

Jim Pettway wrote:

I am in Knoxville, TN. I have two "umbrella plants/trees" in my yard. One
looks like an umbrella and the other looks like an umbrella with a bad hair
day! Out of control. When should I shape up these plants/trees? We have
had a very mild winter here with temps into the 60s for days at a time. It
looks like February will be colder.

Jim Pettway


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