To minimize infection, always clean and sterilize pruning equipment between plants.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
29 May 2026
Flowering woody shrubs that bloom on new wood tolerate or thrive on fairly aggressive pruning, while those that bloom on old wood require more careful, restrained pruning.
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