![]() ![]() ![]() But hang tight! Prune those tropicals too early, and you could be in for a dreadful surprise. It’s perfectly fine to start pruning the temperate fruits in late winter. On one hand, we should prune temperate fruits before they leaf out, but we have winter-weary semi-tropicals and tropicals that we can’t wait to clean up. ![]() When late winter is waning and spring is right around the corner, the temptation to start pruning is almost overwhelming, especially when we get a string of sunny, balmy days in the 70s. The challenge is learning how to take care of all of those varieties. One of the advantages of living in the “bridge” between the temperate and tropical zones is that we can grow many varieties of fruits from each zone. Meanwhile, I’ve asked our friend Angela Chandler from The Garden Academy for some do's and don’ts about pruning during this awkward time on the calendar: Get discount tickets at the show website. If you need more information or have pruning questions, come see me this Saturday at the Cy-Fair Home & Garden Show at the Berry Center on Barker-Cypress Road. But wait on the citrus, in case we get anything close to a freeze. Temperate fruit such as peaches, plums, apples and pears should be pruned right now. So, some fruit tree owners should hurry up, while others should hold their horses. Everyone is anxious to prune their fruit trees, and while some can be pruned starting this week, citrus experts still advise holding off until March 1. ![]()
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