- Keep those bird feeders stocked this month. Natural sources of food are at their lowest point of the year now.
- Take cuttings of spring flowering trees and shrubs for forcing indoors. To keep the buds from drying out indoors wrap bunches of stems in newspaper that has been moistened. Set in a cool room with indirect light. Keep an eye on them and as they are just about to open recut the bottoms and place in a vase etc. forsythia, pussy willow (Salix), Japanese quince (Chaenomeles), crab apples (Malus), redbuds (Cercis), serviceberry (Amelanchier), cornelian cherry (Cornus mas), Winter Jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum), winter honeysuckle (Lonicera fragrantissima).
- Plant bareroot stock as weather and soil conditions permit. For example, fruit trees, grapes, kiwis, ornamental shrubs, trees, vines, and roses. Prune Flowering deciduous trees and shrubs that bloom later in the season (June and later). These trees produce flowers from wood produced in the current season so pruning now will not remove preformed flower buds. Eg. Butterfly bush (Buddleija davidii), rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) and shrub hydrangeas.
- Early blooming plants can be pruned to clean out dead wood and suckers. Other types of pruning now may remove flower buds. Eg. Barberries, golden-rain tree, magnolias, crabs, mountain ash, dogwoods, redbuds.
- Prune narrow leafed evergreens to improve shape and clean out winter damaged branches. E.g. yews, junipers and arborvitae.
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