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H
edge Trimming Times
Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis): late summer
Beech (Fagus sylvatica): midsummer to late summer
Barberry (Berberis x stenophylla): late spring to early summer
(Berberis thunbergii ' Atropurpurea Nana'): late summer
Box (Buxus sempervirens): early summer
Cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera): midsummer
Shrubby honeysuckle (Lonicera nitida): midspring to early fall
Contoneaster lucidus: midsummer
Escallonia x langleyensis: early summer
Firethorn (Pyracantha coccinea): early summer
Forsythia x intermedia: immediately after flowering and late summer
Hawthorn (Carpinus betulus): midsummer to late summer
Holly (llex species): midsummer
Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus): midsummer to late summer
Hydrangea macrophylla: late spring
Laurel ( Prunus laurocerasus): midsummer to late summer
Laurustinus (Viburnum tinus): after flowering
Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia): early fall
Lavender cotton (Santolina chamaecyparissus): spring
Lawson cypress (x Cupressocyparis leylandii): early summer
Leyland cypress (x Cupressocyparis laylandii): early summer
Mock orange (Philadelphus hybrids): immediately after flowering
Portugal laurel (Prunus lusitanica): early summer to midsummer
Potentilla fruticosa 'Kathrine Dykes': after flowering
Privet (Ligustrum ovalifolium): Late spring to early summer, and midsummer to late
summer
Rose (Rosa rugosa varieties): early spring or fall
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis): midsummer to late summer
Sand cherry (Prunus x cistena): midsummer to late summer
Spiraea x vanhouttei: immediately after flowering
Western red cedar (Thuja plicata): early summer to midsummer
Yew (Taxus x media): early summer to midsummer

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