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Early spring pruning and planting

I haven't started pruning yet due to all the snow and cold in my area. Is it still ok to start this late?

I would suggest to get it done in the next couple of weeks. Ideally, you'll finish up spring pruning by the end of the first week in March in the mountains and by the end of February in the Piedmont.

See our pruning videos for help in understanding pruning.

• Pruning young fruit trees with Chuck Marsh and a couple apple trees
• Pruning trees into bushes with Debbie Lienhart and some mulberry trees/shrubs
• Pruning young blueberry bushes with Troy Swift and a blueberry plant

Spring planting

We get so many questions about planting that we've developed detailed instructions, with separate versions for the acid-loving plants (blueberries, lingonberries, cranberries) and other plants.

We also have planting videos:

• Planting a shrub or fruit tree
• Planting a blueberry bush

From the UPN June 2010 newsletter.