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Mame
#1: Yes I know this sounds like a loaded question.
#2: In my particular case I am referring to boxwood, pyracantha and cotoneaster as broadleaf evergreen. The latter can act deciduous but can also keep foliage, pending conditions.
So I have all three of these and there are more to add to the list, such as hollies. I know each one is specific but is there a general guideline. I know with maples it's work them at bud swell and never after bud break. Real easy rule, leaves you at the mercy of the weather and the trees sometimes. And conifers have their times for procedures. But how do you tell that time for some of these on the fence type plants. The closest to local advice I got on my boxwood was that larger branch removal during freezing weather will cause cambium die back. I was told to look for the terminal bud swelling and that was my sign. However, last year my timing pushed my cotoneaster re-pot way late. One of those "oh no, it's opening" moments and I worked it pretty hard in partial bud break. It did fine but I'm sure I read they could do that, or I wouldn't have tried.
Short of scouring all of my sources to build a comprehensive bud break chronology, and species preference, are there any words-to-the-wise or hidden wisdoms for everything that falls into not deciduous and not conifer?
#2: In my particular case I am referring to boxwood, pyracantha and cotoneaster as broadleaf evergreen. The latter can act deciduous but can also keep foliage, pending conditions.
So I have all three of these and there are more to add to the list, such as hollies. I know each one is specific but is there a general guideline. I know with maples it's work them at bud swell and never after bud break. Real easy rule, leaves you at the mercy of the weather and the trees sometimes. And conifers have their times for procedures. But how do you tell that time for some of these on the fence type plants. The closest to local advice I got on my boxwood was that larger branch removal during freezing weather will cause cambium die back. I was told to look for the terminal bud swelling and that was my sign. However, last year my timing pushed my cotoneaster re-pot way late. One of those "oh no, it's opening" moments and I worked it pretty hard in partial bud break. It did fine but I'm sure I read they could do that, or I wouldn't have tried.
Short of scouring all of my sources to build a comprehensive bud break chronology, and species preference, are there any words-to-the-wise or hidden wisdoms for everything that falls into not deciduous and not conifer?