Pruning Trees and Shrubs

Updated 1/2024

Caring for indoor plants is a little different than caring for outdoor plants. With a little special care and consideration, you can keep your indoor plants healthy and avoid common problems. This class topic is part of the Horticultural Skills priority of the Master Gardener program. 

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Class Handouts

• Slide Presentation (Slide print-out)

• Participant Class Handout

• Pruning Exercise and Answer Key (Note: do not print the Answer Key until you have completed the initial exercise)

Related Handouts

• How to Kill a Tree (Virginia Tech University)

• Choosing an Arborist (Iowa State University Extension)

• How to Plant a Containerized Tree (MN DNR)

• How to Plant a Bareroot Tree (MN DNR)

• How to Plant a Balled-and-Burlapped Tree (MN DNR)

• Buckthorn: What you should know and what you can do (MN DNR)

• Invasive Plant Control: Buckthorns (Natural Resources Conservation Service)

Online Resources

PRO-TIP: Google “site:edu garden insects” (or site:gov) for research-based advice

• University of MN Extension: Yard & Garden Website 

• University of MN Extension Ask A Master Gardener Tool

• Ramsey County Master Gardener Diagnostic Clinic

• Ramsey County Yard Waste Sites