The following list of recommended pruning times has been compiled from various books, websites and nursery information cards. There are differing opinions on the best times to prune and we can provided no assurances that this information is correct, but over time we will give updates on our own experiences.

Spring			Summer			Autumn			Winter
September	October	November	December	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August
apricot	citrus	hedges	cherry	plum	hydrangea	buxus			hydrangea	peach	geranium
fig			apricot		geranium	westringia			currant	nectarine
									gooseberry	apple
										almond

My limited experience has been that most trees can handle a bit of a prune at pretty well any time of the year. I believe the above dates are recommended in order to get the best flowering and/or fruit production from the plants.

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Further Reading

For a handy little book, listing garden tasks for each month of the year, you could try Penguin’s Australian Gardening Calendar: What to do in your garden each month.