How do I prune a flowering plum tree?
PruningRemove any damaged, diseased or dead branches with pruning shears from the flowering plum tree. Trim any branches that get in the way of lawn maintenance or that are cosmetically unpleasing by using the three-step collar cut. The flowering plum tree doesn’t require routine pruning. You can remove some leaf growth and interior branches during the summer to promote growth and allow the sun to reach the middle of the tree.Collar CutCut from underneath the branch about half the diameter from 6 inches from the trunk along the branch. Three inches further up the branch, cut though the tree completely, eliminating the weight of the branch.
