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These varieties produce flower buds during the summer that will open next season .
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2025
Bear in mind that spring-flowering shrubs such as lilac, forsythia and quince already have their flower buds for the coming spring in winter, so pruning them now will reduce the bloom show this spring.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
Having weather in the 50s and 60s is ideal to induce dormancy in the mango trees and turn the tree's shoots and leaves into flower buds, Crane said.
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
Most summer-blooming shrubs, such as Annabelle hydrangea and rose-of-Sharon, wait until spring to develop their flower buds, so their bloom is not affected by winter pruning.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2025
Bear in mind that spring-flowering shrubs such as lilac, forsythia and quince already have their flower buds for the coming spring in winter, so pruning them now will reduce the bloom show this spring.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
Having weather in the 50s and 60s is ideal to induce dormancy in the mango trees and turn the tree's shoots and leaves into flower buds, Crane said.
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
Most summer-blooming shrubs, such as Annabelle hydrangea and rose-of-Sharon, wait until spring to develop their flower buds, so their bloom is not affected by winter pruning.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Flower bud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flower%20bud. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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