| Be careful while trimming: | | | | come from below the grafted area, or below the |
| A soft and natural look can be given to the | | | | trunk or the ground which need to be cut back to |
| hedges by regular trimming. While trimming | | | | their point from where they originated. Once you |
| flowering blooms one has to be careful, because if | | | | trim the hedges new growth will emerge with |
| they are trimmed they will not be able to produce | | | | flowering shrubs in spring. To allow proper sunlight |
| too many blooms. Secateurs should be used to | | | | on the leaves, trimming on the side of the hedges |
| trim hedges of evergreens and conifers like the | | | | should be done at an angle which is condensed at |
| laurel, acuba, and rhododendron. Cuts can be | | | | the top and wider at the base. Make sure that |
| made on the wood as these have very large | | | | shears and secateurs have to be disinfected after |
| leaves. | | | | every use. |
| Trees usually grow into their natural shapes and | | | | Completely dead trees which are also called as |
| do not require trimming. During winter you can | | | | snags should be trimmed off and should not be |
| chop off the diseased and dead branches or | | | | left after the branch has been cut off. If left as |
| maybe a branch that crosses over other | | | | they are they lead to the spread of diseases in |
| branches etc., otherwise pruning is not at all | | | | the tree. If any large cuts have been made on |
| required. | | | | the tree then it is necessary to use bituminous |
| Trimming encourages healthy growth in plants and | | | | paint over the cut area to prevent diseases from |
| trees: | | | | entering the tree. It pruning and trimming is done |
| Trees like plum, ornamental cherries and peaches | | | | at the right time of the year then there are |
| which have been grafted face problems like the | | | | lesser chances of the tree getting infected. |
| rootstock suckers. The rootstock suckers could | | | | |