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In a message dated 8/28/2010 5:14:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time, dwoodard@becon.org writes:

> I think that much depends on *what* you are pruning and *why* and 
> *where* and *when*.  You are exactly right. No question about it.  
>
> I recall British discussions of pruning apricots. With them in Britain 
> apparently the big problem is a bacterial disease called "dieback" which 
> can be deadly. The recommendation as I recall it was to prune in early 
> June (?) at the time of fastest growth when the tree would be least 
> liable to infection and wound healing quickest. Agree again. 


 In the Midwest wood growth has just begun in many species and a good 
> time, not too late, to prune for summer growth and healing. The original question as I recall was to prune now (Aug) and the subject line was Summer Pruning. I consider June to be spring.  


Jerry