Biggest Pruning Mistakes And How to Avoid Them 

Thank you!

Thanks, Ershad!

Thanks Michael. You're right that this video is geared towards shrub pruning. And I totally agree regarding the 3-cut approach to cutting tree limbs and branches. In fact, we have a video being posted very soon that is about how to make this cut properly for all the reasons you mention. Thank you.

I've was an arborist for over 10 years and now I'm in horticulture. I believe there are many similarities between tree thining and shrub pruning. The main difference from my point of view is the knowledge of when to cut (shribs that bud on new or old growth, cutting fruit trees in late summer rather than whem in dormancy, etc)

Hi Suzanne. Thank you so much for the kind words here and your feedback and suggestions for future videos. And also about the music. Very helpful to know. Thanks again!

Thank you, Joe. I felt bad commenting about the music because I think that is so personal, and I tend to focus so much that music distracts me in a lot of places. And I felt it was a bit like telling someone who has handed you an amazing gift, "I don't like the ribbon you used on the wrapping." Rude! But seriously, the caliber of this is so high, like all you do. Not just the awareness of lighting and camera focus and all of those aspects that make your work a huge 'cut above,' but you kind of climb into the situation, and ask yourself, "what do viewers know, what do they need to know, how do we best convey that?" This is why your offerings work so well for gardeners who are just beginning, or who have decades behind them. Even choice of specimen to prune. So many pruning videos choose a specimen that is surrounded by many others, so it is difficult to tell what exactly is on THIS bush, what are they cutting, and why. I have a stand of 50 year old blueberry bushes, two of which are each 8 feet high by nearly 8 feet wide, and from other online videos I still can't exactly tell a weak branching of twigs from a strong one. They hold it up in a view that isn't clear, and just say "you can easily see that this one is weak," and I'm thinking, "no we can't, please tell us!" This is the kind of thing you guys would never leave your viewer wondering, because of your ability to climb into the viewer's mind and experience. Thank you for all of it. Discovering all that you have here, I'm like a little kid on Christmas morning.

Suzanne Sutton wow. I should have sent you a reply to this extra kind information you provided here Suzanne! Such great feedback and I so appreciate the depth of your reply. So helpful to my team and me as we strive to continue to put out helpful content. I very much appreciate this! Thank you!!

Sean CHOW thank you Sean!

oandersontech for “oak leaf” hydrangeas, prune them right after they bloom. But you only need to do this if you want to reduce their size. Oak leaf hydrangeas bloom on old wood, which is why you prune this variety before they set new flower buds on old wood.

joegardenerTV thanks ... so this year once I see a bloom I cut back (kinda sweet as I like them dried). My oak leaf hydrangeas are getting unmanageable (just moved in) they seem to be low to grow not upright? Are there a different varieties? Is there a way to have them not spread out so much horizon but more vertical? Thanks love your podcast too 👏

From experience, Felco is the best.

Lalatrixiebell thank you!

smart451cab because if you use bypass pruners on dead wood you can damage the blade. You don't want to cut dead wood with bypass pruners if you have an option.

Thanks for the clarification.