Trained trees, such as espaliers, cordons, pyramids and fans should be pruned in late August or early September. When pruning it's essential to keep your secateurs sharp. Blunt tools can cause ...

Summer pruning is typically reserved for reducing the size and refining the form of trained or overgrown fruit ... such as plum, cherry, apricot, and peach trees, often benefit most from summer ...

Householders are being warned it is their responsibility to keep hedges and trees ... overgrown vegetation." The period between September and February is recommended as the best time to prune ...