The winter is the best time to prune, shape and prepare the plant for growth in the spring. The reason being is you can easily see what shape the plant is in.  The first thing to do is cut out any dead, diseased, crossing branches.

Leave any branches that are part of the integrity of the tree.

Once you have the shape of the plant you want, begin thinning out some of the little side branches that cause crowding.

Now that you have shaped, and opened up the trees or bushes you are ready for spring.

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