FRANK VENTURELLA’S “WHEN TO DO” PLANT CALENDAR

FRANK VENTURELLA’S “WHEN TO DO”
PLANT CALENDARfor the Tucson, AZ area (c. 2002)

PLANT	PINCH	PRUNE	WIRING & BENDING	POT & ROOT PRUNE
Bougainvillea	Summer	heavy in May – July	April – August	monsoon May – July
Juniper	anytime	Oct – Nov	Oct – Nov	Feb – March & Oct – Nov
Ficus	anytime	May – Aug	anytime	May – August
Japanese Black Pine	February	Spring	small branches: anytime; large branches: early Fall	March & Nov
Japanese Red Maple	as needed	dormant	Sept – Nov	before buds appear Spring
Holly	as needed to shape	Spring	June – Sept	before buds appear Feb – March
Pyracantha	Spring	Summer	Spring – Summer	Jan or Oct
Elm	Spring	Spring	Spring or Sept	before buds appear Jan – Feb
Star Jasmine	Spring	Spring	Spring – Summer	Spring or Fall
Natal Plum	Summer	May – Aug	not in winter	May – July
Boxwood	Spring – Summer	Spring – Summer	Spring – Sept	monsoon
Olive	as needed	Summer	monsoon May – Aug	monsoon June – Aug

MAJOR WORK:	Deciduous – when dormant Conifer – in cool weather indoor / tropical – anytime


NO MAJOR WORK:	hot, windy, dry days — maintain health protect roots, new growth