This is hands down the best video I've found to prune blueberry bushes. It is specific and very simple to follow. I use this video every year as a refresher and my blueberry bushes pump out a ton of berries. Thank you very much.
I bought a place in 23 with 6 massive blueberry plants, never seen any so large. The previous owners said they were well established when they moved in and they didn't prune them. They moved in in 98, so suffice to say, 6 year old canes are more like the baby branches haha. Thank you for a very informative video!
I had something similar. We have 4 large blueberry plants including one massive bush/tree. Now I have to figure out how to prune it because it’s pretty obvious now one ever did. I’m nervous cause they were delicious last year but excited for improvements.
@@giffordnewbury537 It took me about 12 hours to finish pruning since my previous comment. Be ruthless, but it seemed at least in the case of my plants that they needed to be opened up to allow fresh growth *first*. I would suggest not being too aggressive on culling old wood exclusively first if you don't have an abundance of newer growth. For me, the biggest improvement was clearing out a boatload of dead wood that hampered new growth. Good luck!
Pruning here in Maine usually occurs in mid-late March. You want to be sure that the plants are dormant, so wait until after New Years, but you need to be able to prune older canes to the ground, so it shouldn't be done unless there is little to no snow around the base of the plants. Thanks for your question!
The best video ever for pruning blueberries. After 6 years I finally have my bushes just where they should be! Get a ton of blueberries off 5 plants. Thank you!
Thanks, very informative. I have a patch of 20+ bushes, between 5 and 15 years old. I just started pruning them this year, and this video was very helpful.
Here are the most important things I've learned after growing blueberries for 10+ years and watching every blueberry video out there...I wish I knew this when I started. Good luck growers! 1. Understand the growth habit: VERY IMPORTANT. The first year a cane (primary ground stem) grows, it will put on buds directly on the stem by the Fall, which will fruit the following year. The Second year, the buds directly on the primary cane from last year will fruit, and the cane will also grow secondary stems/branches with buds of their own for next year's fruit. Also the tip of the primary cane will die off. This cycle repeats each year, with smaller and smaller branches, stems, and fruit each year. 2. Start by cutting entire canes from the base, then work your way up and do heading cuts (tips of old canes as needed). 3. Cut off canes that are diseased, old, woody, and unproductive. Also canes that are very horizontal or crossing over other canes. 4. Removing old canes allows the energy of the plant to go into new vigorous (tall) canes. 5. Not removing enough old canes will result in new canes that are short (6-12"), thin, and weak. A short thin cane will have very little first year fruit, and virtually no 2nd year fruit due to its short and small size. 6. Commercial growers only keep canes up to the 2nd and sometimes 3rd year. The reason is the branches become thin, short, like matchsticks, and fruit gets smaller and harder to pick. 7. First year plants get heading cuts all around, meaning all growth is cut 6-12" from the ground as early in the season as possible. The allows new canes to grow from where those cuts were made. Also any buds are rubbed off to prevent fruiting, and allow the vegetative growth to be established. Second year most fruit is removed and pruning is also done to encourage vegetative growth. 8. Pruning should be done each year, to promote new, strong canes for next year.
Informative stuff! I purchased four new plants last year and have them potted ready to be planted in the spring. They’ve started to bud by now and I’m wondering if it’s too late to pruin. Also, should I remove these buds? I’m in no rush to get fruit off them this year. We are in Connecticut zone 6b. Thanks!
@@contacthigh8571I’m in Western Massachusetts 6B. 👍 we bought our bushes 3 years old from Dimeo in NJ. I haven’t pruned them yet, and they have been in ground for a year in my backyard. I can’t wait until next March to get our there and try this technique.
Thank you great video! I'll be referring back to it when I prune my blueberry bushes which I planted 2 years ago. I have no 6 year old canes to remove yet, but I will trim out some of the weaker fruiting branches to increase the plant health.
Nice clear spot on vid. Thank you very much! 5:04 not only I got good info about blueberry bush pruning, I also find this inspirational beyond gardening-if you spend too much time on something, you are likely overthinking. Great insight.
Video wonderful - So much easier to understand than reading five pages of how to. Especially for someone who has no clue on where to start the pruning process or understand articles written by professionals to people who understand most of those directions. Thanks so much. Think I must have butchered mine too much last year as just cut off branches randomly so this year did not bear hardly at all.
This is a useful video. I have a friend who inherited 4 blueberry bushes, alongside of her husband, when they purchased some property over 20 years ago. Said bushes are now over 40 years old, and have apparently been declining in quality the last few years, and they weren't quite sure why, as they just let the bushes manage themselves. I showed both of them this video, as I have some new blueberry plants myself and I was looking for some tips to help me out in the future, and now we've been talking about doing some pruning in late February/Early March to try an prune out a third of the older canes this year, and hopefully, over the next few years, rejuvenate the bushes.
Your blueberry pruning videos are my "go to". Just planted my bushes last year, going to try out some selective pruning this afternoon using your videos as guides. Thanks for the great info!
Appreciate the quality of instruction on this video. Thanks for the extra detail about the different types of buds on the stem and how to recognize fruiting versus plant shoot buds. Also the detail around recognizing the weak clusters of stems.
Thank you! I discovered last year that I have several well established blueberry bushes in my backyard and they’re getting very unruly (fruit and branches sagging to the ground) but I didn’t want to prune them incorrectly. This is so helpful!
Excellent video. I'm always a little hesitant to prune my fruit plants, but this made me feel much more confident when it comes to blueberries. Thanks so much!
Excellent Video ! This is the best I've seen on pruning blueberries. Very easy to understand and well explained. Thank you for taking the time to make it.
This was a useful tutorial - I agreed this is one the best I have come across. MUCH better than I what i have found from Extension services here on the west coast.
Excellent video. I'm off to start pruning! Well actually I need to be patient and wait till spring. I'll set a reminder on my Mac otherwise I know I'll forget when it's time. I do need to clip the grass around them though.
Another year gone by and this is still my favourite video! The sun has come out, watched the video and now off to prune the blueberries. I was not doing it properly and so it's taken a few years to finally get the old canes out and not snip off the new red shoots. I pick and freeze the blueberries and eat them every day of the week. I'm still eating 2016 blueberries. By far this is the easiest fruit to maintain of all my plants!
@@dcwatashi Yes, all plants need fertilizer (food) using either granular or liquid. Liquid requires more frequent application and granular is slow release. As for ph of soil I apply a layer of peat moss on top as a layer of mulch.
Just what I've been looking for, thank you! I have one large blueberry bush that has nothing but a few berries on it. I'll be sure to trim this one in the spring.
Here's a tip I've learned, it's my understanding from what I've learned at the beginning of my now 2 year journey of growing blueberries, is that blueberry bushes need a 'pollinating partner', a 'pollinizer' bush of another variety. There must be two different varieties planted near each other but they must be of the same type. Meaning for example you'll need two different varieties of high bush blueberries if that's what your growing, or two different varieties of low bush varieties if that's what your growing. High or low usually depends weather you live in the north or the south. One variety pollinates the other variety, and they both need to be blooming at the same time in order for bees to cross pollinate them. If you do get a compatible partner for you blueberry bush I think you'll begin to see a lot more fruit develop, and pruning it as in this video will of course help too. Good luck!
I watched this video a few times. I like it and I learned a lot. I have about 15 blueberry bushes and I am looking to eventually get 30 to 40. I have other fruit bushes and trees as well. Thanks for helping me.
Wonderful guide to pruning! We've inherited a 20 year old blueberry patch that hasn't gotten much attention over the last few years. We are looking at growing the business over many more acres that we have available and I wondered if you have a similar video on propagation..? Our ranch is in Northeast Texas and our plants are producing and will bear fruit in June/July. Thank you!
I have blueberry bushes that look about 60 years old or so. They are wild blueberry bushes. Do you recommend cutting some of the really old thick canes to give it a new jumpstart? Thanks, Steve
Best video I've seen on the topic. I inherited 40 yr old bushes that are too well shaded, but still produced well last year (in New Hampshire). What is ideal height to maintain?
I have 6 bushes that are more than twice that size and definitely getting out of control. We’ve had them for at least 15 years, and they have never been pruned. It helps me a lot to get this basic, concise information. 50-75% is a really helpful gauge of volume, too.
at 1:17 in the video he is showing last years growth. Are these young canes diseased? All my plants stems look like this at winter pruning and online sources indicate they are diseased. I didn't notice browning of leaves/wilting in the summer, I just want to make sure its not normal discoloring before I go and chop it all off.
@autocook16 The video represents pruning in late winter (March). Next year refers to what we'll be pruning the following winter. So, vegetative buds we see this year will be shoots with fruit buds when we're pruning next year.
Yes, late winter to early spring before bud break is the best time to prune blueberries. You want to be sure the plants are dormant, but you need to be able to reach the base of the plant without digging through snow. Thank you.
Informative video. thank you. Our bushes are getting too tall to easily reach the top. Should we trim them down to a manageable height ? If so, when is the best time to do that?
I have a bunch of unknown wild sown blue's & huckleberries. The blueberries haven't been pruned and have developed a great deal of spindly, twiggy growth. Their fruiting is, obviously, sporadic, with some tiny growth showing berries, and others with whole branches of nothing but leaves. I already have a few berries developing, what might you recommend for taming wilder 6~ y/o shrubs? Complete rejuv, or do you think it's possible to spot prune them into healthy structure?
Hi! Nice video about pruning. I was wondering the flower bud removal of new plants? Do you cut the branch with flower buds just below the buds or do you remove the buds with hands ie. with glove and leave the branch uncut? Thanks!
You are helpful and abundantly knowledgeable. Apparently our cameraman has had something heavy dropped on his head, recently, as he is zoomed out wide when you call sharp attention on a very interesting (sounding) tiny shoot feature. Please call him an ambulance...?
Great video. I was clearly over thinking the process of pruning. I keep my bushes in a enclosure so letting them grow above 6 foot is a problem. How do I handle that without hurting fruit production.
@@dcwatashi If anyone has an answer to this I would love to hear. We have bushes that are 10 feet tall with some branches hanging to the ground! What to do???
@@bethbrainard4722 My best friend who is a landscape architect said to wait until after last frost in the spring. I want to trim them now LOL. Remember this saying: “Patience is a virtue, find it if you can. Seldom found in Women, NEVER found in Man!!” LOL
This blueberry pruning video is closer to what I'm looking for. Pruning for southern United States is way different. Now to search for fertilizer and mulching tips. 🌿💙
My blueberries are over 10 years old and have never been pruned. Can I remove more than just 2 or 3 of the old canes? And timing... I thought the season for pruning was right after fruiting is done, but the video appears to show winter pruning.
Is spring before bud formation the best time to prune blueberries? Kind of like doing apples? I think that`s snow on the ground I see there. Thanks, thumbs up!
I found this video a couple of years ago and I make a point of watching it again every year. It has been immensely useful! Thank you!
This is hands down the best video I've found to prune blueberry bushes. It is specific and very simple to follow. I use this video every year as a refresher and my blueberry bushes pump out a ton of berries. Thank you very much.
You took the words out of my mouth. I watch this video every year to refresh my memory on how to correctly prune.
I also watch this video every year. So calming!
I bought a place in 23 with 6 massive blueberry plants, never seen any so large. The previous owners said they were well established when they moved in and they didn't prune them. They moved in in 98, so suffice to say, 6 year old canes are more like the baby branches haha. Thank you for a very informative video!
Wow! What a great thing to find on a new property! Score!
I had something similar. We have 4 large blueberry plants including one massive bush/tree. Now I have to figure out how to prune it because it’s pretty obvious now one ever did. I’m nervous cause they were delicious last year but excited for improvements.
@@giffordnewbury537 It took me about 12 hours to finish pruning since my previous comment. Be ruthless, but it seemed at least in the case of my plants that they needed to be opened up to allow fresh growth *first*. I would suggest not being too aggressive on culling old wood exclusively first if you don't have an abundance of newer growth. For me, the biggest improvement was clearing out a boatload of dead wood that hampered new growth. Good luck!
Pruning here in Maine usually occurs in mid-late March. You want to be sure that the plants are dormant, so wait until after New Years, but you need to be able to prune older canes to the ground, so it shouldn't be done unless there is little to no snow around the base of the plants. Thanks for your question!
Thank you! Very helpful. I have not pruned 40 bushes that I have for 10 years!
Excellent video. Best instructions I've seen or read on how to prune these. Thank you!
The best video ever for pruning blueberries. After 6 years I finally have my bushes just where they should be! Get a ton of blueberries off 5 plants. Thank you!
Thanks, very informative. I have a patch of 20+ bushes, between 5 and 15 years old. I just started pruning them this year, and this video was very helpful.
Short, simple and to the point. Thank you!
Thank you. Excellent presentation. Clear, concise. Exactly what I had hoped to find!!!
Here are the most important things I've learned after growing blueberries for 10+ years and watching every blueberry video out there...I wish I knew this when I started. Good luck growers!
1. Understand the growth habit: VERY IMPORTANT. The first year a cane (primary ground stem) grows, it will put on buds directly on the stem by the Fall, which will fruit the following year. The Second year, the buds directly on the primary cane from last year will fruit, and the cane will also grow secondary stems/branches with buds of their own for next year's fruit. Also the tip of the primary cane will die off. This cycle repeats each year, with smaller and smaller branches, stems, and fruit each year.
2. Start by cutting entire canes from the base, then work your way up and do heading cuts (tips of old canes as needed).
3. Cut off canes that are diseased, old, woody, and unproductive. Also canes that are very horizontal or crossing over other canes.
4. Removing old canes allows the energy of the plant to go into new vigorous (tall) canes.
5. Not removing enough old canes will result in new canes that are short (6-12"), thin, and weak. A short thin cane will have very little first year fruit, and virtually no 2nd year fruit due to its short and small size.
6. Commercial growers only keep canes up to the 2nd and sometimes 3rd year. The reason is the branches become thin, short, like matchsticks, and fruit gets smaller and harder to pick.
7. First year plants get heading cuts all around, meaning all growth is cut 6-12" from the ground as early in the season as possible. The allows new canes to grow from where those cuts were made. Also any buds are rubbed off to prevent fruiting, and allow the vegetative growth to be established. Second year most fruit is removed and pruning is also done to encourage vegetative growth.
8. Pruning should be done each year, to promote new, strong canes for next year.
Informative stuff! I purchased four new plants last year and have them potted ready to be planted in the spring. They’ve started to bud by now and I’m wondering if it’s too late to pruin. Also, should I remove these buds? I’m in no rush to get fruit off them this year. We are in Connecticut zone 6b. Thanks!
@@contacthigh8571I’m in Western Massachusetts 6B. 👍 we bought our bushes 3 years old from Dimeo in NJ. I haven’t pruned them yet, and they have been in ground for a year in my backyard. I can’t wait until next March to get our there and try this technique.
Good info. Should the pruning be done in the spring, or in the fall?
My plants are 10 ft tall . Can I trim them shorter
I "like" this video every year because my blueberries are amazing in size, and flavor. thanks again!
Thank you great video! I'll be referring back to it when I prune my blueberry bushes which I planted 2 years ago. I have no 6 year old canes to remove yet, but I will trim out some of the weaker fruiting branches to increase the plant health.
Nice clear spot on vid. Thank you very much!
5:04 not only I got good info about blueberry bush pruning, I also find this inspirational beyond gardening-if you spend too much time on something, you are likely overthinking. Great insight.
Video wonderful - So much easier to understand than reading five pages of how to. Especially for someone who has no clue on where to start the pruning process or understand articles written by professionals to people who understand most of those directions. Thanks so much. Think I must have butchered mine too much last year as just cut off branches randomly so this year did not bear hardly at all.
This is a useful video. I have a friend who inherited 4 blueberry bushes, alongside of her husband, when they purchased some property over 20 years ago. Said bushes are now over 40 years old, and have apparently been declining in quality the last few years, and they weren't quite sure why, as they just let the bushes manage themselves. I showed both of them this video, as I have some new blueberry plants myself and I was looking for some tips to help me out in the future, and now we've been talking about doing some pruning in late February/Early March to try an prune out a third of the older canes this year, and hopefully, over the next few years, rejuvenate the bushes.
how did it go?
@@EduardoVillalobosPiano To be honest, I do not know. Haven't talked to them in a while, due to their job changing.
Your blueberry pruning videos are my "go to". Just planted my bushes last year, going to try out some selective pruning this afternoon using your videos as guides. Thanks for the great info!
Appreciate the quality of instruction on this video. Thanks for the extra detail about the different types of buds on the stem and how to recognize fruiting versus plant shoot buds. Also the detail around recognizing the weak clusters of stems.
Thank you! I discovered last year that I have several well established blueberry bushes in my backyard and they’re getting very unruly (fruit and branches sagging to the ground) but I didn’t want to prune them incorrectly. This is so helpful!
Excellent instructions and great explanations as to why. This is the best I have found.
This is marvelous. Thank you very much for your clear description and demonstration. Exactly what I was looking for today!
Excellent video. I'm always a little hesitant to prune my fruit plants, but this made me feel much more confident when it comes to blueberries. Thanks so much!
Best video I've seen on pruning blueberries. Thank you!!!
Excellent Video ! This is the best I've seen on pruning blueberries.
Very easy to understand and well explained.
Thank you for taking the time to make it.
Thank you! Clear and concise, I'm out to my bushes now to clean them up as you have explained.
Simple , straightforward… going out to prune with confidence now, thanks.
Ah! Just what I needed ! the best blueberry pruning info I've found!
This is the best video I watch it every spring , I have 18 bushes 4 types, that produce an amazing amount of fruit...Thank you!
You're a great teacher, David, I look forward to my harvest later this summer!
This was a useful tutorial - I agreed this is one the best I have come across. MUCH better than I what i have found from Extension services here on the west coast.
Excellent video. I'm off to start pruning! Well actually I need to be patient and wait till spring. I'll set a reminder on my Mac otherwise I know I'll forget when it's time. I do need to clip the grass around them though.
Another year gone by and this is still my favourite video! The sun has come out, watched the video and now off to prune the blueberries. I was not doing it properly and so it's taken a few years to finally get the old canes out and not snip off the new red shoots. I pick and freeze the blueberries and eat them every day of the week. I'm still eating 2016 blueberries. By far this is the easiest fruit to maintain of all my plants!
What about fertilizing and the pH of the soil?
@@dcwatashi Yes, all plants need fertilizer (food) using either granular or liquid. Liquid requires more frequent application and granular is slow release. As for ph of soil I apply a layer of peat moss on top as a layer of mulch.
@@greetingsfromchilliwack5702 I do have peat moss
Excellent video! I know I need to prune my blueberry bushes, but, I was never exactly sure how. Now I do! Thank you.
So very helpful! So understandably and efficiently shown and explained!
Oh my gosh...this was so helpful. You are very good at your job!! This was very informative with no fluff. Thank you!!
Excellent video, I rewatch it every year before pruning.
Just what I've been looking for, thank you! I have one large blueberry bush that has nothing but a few berries on it. I'll be sure to trim this one in the spring.
Here's a tip I've learned, it's my understanding from what I've learned at the beginning of my now 2 year journey of growing blueberries, is that blueberry bushes need a 'pollinating partner', a 'pollinizer' bush of another variety. There must be two different varieties planted near each other but they must be of the same type. Meaning for example you'll need two different varieties of high bush blueberries if that's what your growing, or two different varieties of low bush varieties if that's what your growing. High or low usually depends weather you live in the north or the south. One variety pollinates the other variety, and they both need to be blooming at the same time in order for bees to cross pollinate them. If you do get a compatible partner for you blueberry bush I think you'll begin to see a lot more fruit develop, and pruning it as in this video will of course help too. Good luck!
Excellent tutorial! I'll be getting to work this afternoon and will be expecting great things from my blueberry shrubs now that I know what to do!
Great job! Again, another wonderful instructional video from the University of Maine.
Now that what I call an Explanation. Thank You very much! :D
Exactly, God bless 'em!
RIGHT lol he did an excellent job at explaining this
I watched this video a few times. I like it and I learned a lot. I have about 15 blueberry bushes and I am looking to eventually get 30 to 40. I have other fruit bushes and trees as well. Thanks for helping me.
Wonderful guide to pruning! We've inherited a 20 year old blueberry patch that hasn't gotten much attention over the last few years. We are looking at growing the business over many more acres that we have available and I wondered if you have a similar video on propagation..? Our ranch is in Northeast Texas and our plants are producing and will bear fruit in June/July. Thank you!
I have blueberry bushes that look about 60 years old or so. They are wild blueberry bushes. Do you recommend cutting some of the really old thick canes to give it a new jumpstart?
Thanks,
Steve
Thank you David Handley, your a wonderful teacher!!!
Thank you, very informative 😊 I feel ready to prune my blueberry bushes!
Oy, really good presentation mate.
Made total sense
Thank you and kind regards
THE BEST video I've seen on the topic! Thank you very much!
Nice video. I'm ready to tackle mine today. I have been looking at all kinds of Ext. pubs on how to do this. Your video really makes it clear. Thanks!
Another year gone by and this is still my go-to video! Thank you :)
This is a really wonderful and useful video! Thank you U Maine Extension!!
Such a helpful video for a beginner like me!! Concise, well-illustrated, great pacing.
Best video I've seen on the topic. I inherited 40 yr old bushes that are too well shaded, but still produced well last year (in New Hampshire). What is ideal height to maintain?
I have 6 bushes that are more than twice that size and definitely getting out of control. We’ve had them for at least 15 years, and they have never been pruned. It helps me a lot to get this basic, concise information. 50-75% is a really helpful gauge of volume, too.
Concise and informative, i know what to do now. Thank you for the excellent advise.
Aidan, nice to see you're a blueberry man too !
excellent video; thank you for simplifying and explaining so well!!
Thank you. This was very clear and easy to follow.
Nice job, very helpful. A classic !!!
thanks, I had a great crop this year and with your help I hope to have another next year. grand kids love to pick blueberries. r
Very clear. Thank you from Australia
The best video by far of the many I watched. Thank you!
Very good video. Thanks, we are ready for spring pruning!
This is a great video with clear instructions. Thanks for posting!
Thank you for creating this. Coming from a university extension I know I’m getting good advice.
Is there a difference pruning high bush or low bush blueberries?
Excellent demo
Thanks. Very clear pruning instructions.
Excellent video. It almost seems you could summarize by saying cut out all gray wood except that which is supporting new "red" good growth?
Great video, I need to prune my blueberry bush, thanks
It looks like the 'good' growth that you keep on bush is darker in color, like a reddish color. Thank you for the great information.
I love in San Diego, CA....does your pruning methods still apply to our 50° lowest temps?
I review this every winter before pruning. Thanks
Chris Gorman haha same that’s what I’m doing today!
Thank you. Very intelligent presentation.
Excellent training video. Great detail.
at 1:17 in the video he is showing last years growth. Are these young canes diseased? All my plants stems look like this at winter pruning and online sources indicate they are diseased. I didn't notice browning of leaves/wilting in the summer, I just want to make sure its not normal discoloring before I go and chop it all off.
thanks! Just what I was looking for.I hope the young bush I have can be treated the same way.
Excellent video.
@autocook16 The video represents pruning in late winter (March). Next year refers to what we'll be pruning the following winter. So, vegetative buds we see this year will be shoots with fruit buds when we're pruning next year.
great information.... best one i saw yet!
Great info, efficient . Now I know I need to prune!!
Yes, late winter to early spring before bud break is the best time to prune blueberries. You want to be sure the plants are dormant, but you need to be able to reach the base of the plant without digging through snow. Thank you.
So, is mid April too late to do this in Southern Maine?
Informative video. thank you. Our bushes are getting too tall to easily reach the top. Should we trim them down to a manageable height ? If so, when is the best time to do that?
Nobody seems to monitor this channel. I am going to search on the internet to see what time of year is best to prune
Try your state's university extension service. Have found a lot of useful information that way.
I have a bunch of unknown wild sown blue's & huckleberries. The blueberries haven't been pruned and have developed a great deal of spindly, twiggy growth. Their fruiting is, obviously, sporadic, with some tiny growth showing berries, and others with whole branches of nothing but leaves. I already have a few berries developing, what might you recommend for taming wilder 6~ y/o shrubs? Complete rejuv, or do you think it's possible to spot prune them into healthy structure?
Excellent presentation!
Hi! Nice video about pruning. I was wondering the flower bud removal of new plants? Do you cut the branch with flower buds just below the buds or do you remove the buds with hands ie. with glove and leave the branch uncut? Thanks!
You are helpful and abundantly knowledgeable. Apparently our cameraman has had something heavy dropped on his head, recently, as he is zoomed out wide when you call sharp attention on a very interesting (sounding) tiny shoot feature. Please call him an ambulance...?
Great video. I was clearly over thinking the process of pruning. I keep my bushes in a enclosure so letting them grow above 6 foot is a problem. How do I handle that without hurting fruit production.
John Ree
Did you ever get an answer? I'm in the same scenario
@@dcwatashi If anyone has an answer to this I would love to hear. We have bushes that are 10 feet tall with some branches hanging to the ground! What to do???
@@bethbrainard4722 My best friend who is a landscape architect said to wait until after last frost in the spring. I want to trim them now LOL. Remember this saying: “Patience is a virtue, find it if you can. Seldom found in Women, NEVER found in Man!!” LOL
Excellent tutorial!
This blueberry pruning video is closer to what I'm looking for. Pruning for southern United States is way different. Now to search for fertilizer and mulching tips. 🌿💙
Excellent video! Thank for this content.
those are some large canes, how old is the blueberry bush?
What is the best season to prune? Spring or fall?
That is the question I am asking as well. Might just have to go online
By the snow on the ground, it looks like maybe late fall, early winter.
Excellent video---this will be extremely helpful.
My blueberries are over 10 years old and have never been pruned. Can I remove more than just 2 or 3 of the old canes? And timing... I thought the season for pruning was right after fruiting is done, but the video appears to show winter pruning.
Is spring before bud formation the best time to prune blueberries? Kind of like doing apples? I think that`s snow on the ground I see there. Thanks, thumbs up!
can you prune a 9 ft blueberry bush while it is in full production???. what if I did now but only cut the non productive branches
What month are we supposed to do this? Is this in the fall?
Excellent video
Now I understand - finally! thanks, great video!
Do you recommend a certain temperature range to prune? I get harsh winters and harsh summers.
Great video, thanks. Very easy to understand. :)
You're welcome!