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22-Dec-2006	#1
malik Bonsai Master in Training Join Date: Jul-2006 Location: Nashville USDA Zone: 6b AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 510	Winter the best time to prune Raw material? I just bought a Canadian Hemlock and want to know if now(being winter) is the best time to do pruning of large branches? I am planning on removing at least 1/3 of it's branches and also chopping off the top half of the tree to shorten it from 2 feet tall to about 13 inches. Now the best time for this or later towards spring( March). Also i am wondering if I should do that much pruning in one sitting or would it shock the tree too much? __________________ "History will be kind to me for I intend to write it" -Winston Churchill

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22-Dec-2006	#2
Jonny Tree Lover !!! Join Date: Feb-2005 Location: Niskayuna, NY Country: USA USDA Zone: 5 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 144	I think that might be a little ambitious, shortening down by 1/2 and removing 1/3 of its branches. Late winter to early spring would be my recommendation for this type of work. Jonny

22-Dec-2006	#3
malik Bonsai Master in Training Join Date: Jul-2006 Location: Nashville USDA Zone: 6b AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 510	So are you saying that I shouldn't take so much off the tree at once at any given time? or just not now during winter? __________________ "History will be kind to me for I intend to write it" -Winston Churchill

22-Dec-2006	#4
Jonny Tree Lover !!! Join Date: Feb-2005 Location: Niskayuna, NY Country: USA USDA Zone: 5 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 144	You don't want to take that much off the tree all at once. If you're going to chop it by 1/2 from 2 feet to 13 inches don't remove too many branches, give the tree a year to recover.Jonny

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