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Depending on the species, many temperate plants can be pruned either during dormancy in winter, or, for species where winter frost can harm a recently pruned plant, after flowering is completed. In the temperate areas of the northern hemisphere autumn pruning should be avoided, as the spores of disease and decay fungi are abundant at this time ...
Lonicera acuminata grows as a several meters high, semi-evergreen and fast-growing lignifying vine. [3] The branches, petioles and peduncles are mostly hairy. The branches usually become hollow. The opposite or sometimes 3-whorled, simple leaves are short-stalked and with entire margins.
It is a large shrub that can grow 0.5–5 metres (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 – 16 + 1 ⁄ 2 feet) high, [4] with shoots with a quadrangular cross-section.. The leaves are elliptic to oval-shaped, 3–14 centimetres (1– 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches) long [4] and 2–8 cm (1–3 in) broad; they are hairy along the margins and on the underside, and have a distinctive abruptly acuminate tip.
Most honeysuckle berries are attractive to wildlife, which has led to species such as L. japonica and L. maackii spreading invasively outside of their home ranges. Many species of Lonicera are eaten by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species—see a list of Lepidoptera that feed on honeysuckles.
Lonicera sempervirens is best recognized by trumpet-shaped and coral to reddish flowers. The leaves and stems are waxy, a common trait in the honeysuckle genus. [citation needed] It is a twining vine growing to 20 ft or more through shrubs and young trees.
Severe pruning — a.k.a. "coat racking" — is never good for ficus and other evergreen trees, but pruning during high heat is even worse.
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Lonicera fragrantissima is a species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae, known by the common names winter-flowering honeysuckle, [2] fragrant honeysuckle, [3] kiss-me-at-the-gate, [4] and sweet breath of spring. [5] It is native to China and has been an introduced species to other parts of the world.