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I suppose you are talking about cold hardy trees that will spend the winter outside. In that case you don't want to hard prune in fall. That will cause alot of new tender growth that will be killed off by the first freeze. For these trees do your hard pruning in late winter- early spring right before they come out of dormancy. Also, this way the pruning scars will start to heal right away instead sitting around all winter and drying out.

Tony

11-Sep-2002	#5
Tony bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman Join Date: Jan-2002 Country: USA USDA Zone: 7 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 861	I suppose you are talking about cold hardy trees that will spend the winter outside. In that case you don't want to hard prune in fall. That will cause alot of new tender growth that will be killed off by the first freeze. For these trees do your hard pruning in late winter- early spring right before they come out of dormancy. Also, this way the pruning scars will start to heal right away instead sitting around all winter and drying out. Tony