A guide to when to prune trees
| Acacia(Mimosa) | After flowering and remove any frost damage in spring |
|
| Acer (Maple) | Winter | |
| Aesculus (Hippocastanum) Horse-Chestnut |
Autumn until mid-winter | |
| Albizia (Swamp Wattle) | Spring | |
| Alnus (Alder) | Autumn until mid-winter | |
| Betula (Birch) | Late summer, before mid-winter | |
| Carpinus (Hornbeam) | Late summer, before mid-winter | |
| Carya (Hickory) | Autumn, early winter | |
| Castanea (Sativa) Chestnut | Autumn or winter | |
| Catalpa (Bignonioides) Bean Tree | Between autumn and late winter | |
| Corylus (Colurna) Hazel | Winter | |
| Davidia (Handkerchief Tree) | Autumn to early spring | |
| Delonix (Flame Tree, Royal Poinciana) |
Late winter, before new growth in spring | |
| Embothrium | Late summer | |
| Emmenoptery | Between autumn and early spring | |
| Euccalyptus (Gum Tree) | Winter to spring | |
| Eucryphia (X Nymansensis) | Spring | |
| Fagus (Sylvatica) Beech | Autumn to early spring | |
| Fraxinus (Excelsior) Ash | Autumn and early spring | |
| Gleditsia (Triacanthos) | Late summer to mid-winter | |
| Halesia (Carolina) Silver Bell, Snowdrop Tree |
Autumn to early spring | |
| Hoheria (Populnea) | Late spring | |
| Ilex (Aquifolium) Holly | Mid to late summer | |
| Jacaranda | Winter | |
| Juglans (Nigra) Walnut | Mid-summer, before mid-winter | |
| Laburnum (Anagyroides) Golden Rain |
Late summer, before mid-winter | |
| Lagerstroemia | Autumn to early spring | |
| Laurus (Nobilis) Bay | train in spring before new growth, shape in summer |
|
| Lindera (Praecox) | Autumn to early spring | |
| Luma | Spring, before growth | |
| Maackia (Amurensis) | Autumn to early spring | |
| Magnolia (Campbellii) | Early to mid-summer | |
| Malus (Baccata) Crab Apple | Autumn to early spring | |
| Meliosma | Spring as growth begins | |
| Nothofagus (Dombeyi) Southern Beech |
Late spring | |
| (Obliqua) | Autumn to early spring | |
| Oxydendrum (Sorrel Tree) | Autumn and early spring | |
| Platanus (X Acerifolia) | Autumn to early spring | |
| Plumeria (Rubra) | Early spring | |
| Populus (alba) | Late summer or early spring | |
| Pyrus (Calleryana) Pear | Autumn to early spring | |
| Quercus (Cerris) Turkey Oak | Autumn and early spring | |
| Rhus (Verniciflua) Varnish Tree | Late summer | |
| Robinia (Pseudoacacia) | Mid-late summer | |
| Salix (Willow) | Autumn to early spring | |
| Sophora | Summer | |
| Styrax (Japonicus) | Autumn to early spring | |
| Tilia (Lime) | Midsummer to mid-winter | |
| Ulmus (Carpinifolia) Elm | Autumn to early spring | |
| Zelkova (Serrata) | Late winter, possible light prune in summer |
