The best time is the late fall normally around the first frost.
Jun 09, The best time to prune blueberries is in late winter to early spring (January to early March) after all chance of severe weather has passed. Young bushes generally do not require as much pruning, however, trimming blueberry bushes throughout the growing season may be necessary to maintain overall health and shrubdigging.clubted Reading Time: 2 mins. May 20, This will produce stronger canes and keep fruit off the ground.
Also during the first 2 years, cut away any buds, as the bush needs to focus on growing, not producing. Then, in the second year, cut away branches that didn’t grow much in the last season and cut the longest canes back to two-thirds of their length to help the bush 92%(70).
Jul 03, If you’re fine with pulling shoots down to reach berries at seven feet from the ground, you can cut them back to six feet.
A lot of growers are reluctant to prune and remove fruiting canes that will fruit next year.
An added benefit of pruning blueberry plants after harvest is that flower buds on vigorous shoots put out in the summer tend to break later, during the following year, than flower buds on less vigorous growth produced earlier in the shrubdigging.clubted Reading Time: 3 mins. Prune bushes in late winter when they are still dormant.
As your plants grow older you want to focus pruning to maximize fruit production by giving the best canes plenty of room. Mature bushes have a mix of younger and older canes. You want to start by taking a good look at your blueberry bush. Note how it Estimated Reading Time: 8 mins. Jul 14, To keep them producing well, blueberry bushes need to be pruned every year.
A really hard prune will produce a flush of new growth and, with this in mind, some people prune only every three years but cut back a lot.
If your bushes have never been trimmed, be careful not to go overboard the first year: Remove no more than two or three of the oldest canes (more than seven years old). Remove any diseased or broken wood, plus crossing shrubdigging.clubted Reading Time: 2 mins.