Pruning mistakes to never make to avoid ‘permanently’ damaging a plant and stunted growth

According to Teo Spengler, a gardening expert at GardeningKnowHow, if you make serious seasonal pruning mistakes and prune a tree in summer or autumn, gardeners may have removed buds, flowers or fruit.

However, some trees are susceptible to silver leaf disease and should therefore be pruned in summer when the risk of infection is reduced.

The expert said the “ultimate bad move” for any gardener to make when pruning is to top a tree. 

This involves reducing the size of a tree by cutting the top of its primary leader which creates far more problems than it solves.