Reference Section
Forcing Branches
Here is a chart explaining how many weeks it takes to force various branches to bloom out-of-season.
| Tree or Shrub |
No. of Weeks to Force |
Blossom Colour |
| Apple, crab apple |
2-4 |
white, pink, red |
| Cherry, sand cherry, chokecherry |
2-4 |
white, pink |
| Forsythia |
1-3 |
yellow |
| Honeysuckle |
2-3 |
white, pink |
| Japonica (flowering quince) |
4 |
red-orange |
| Pear |
4-5 |
white |
| Pussy willow |
1-2 |
silver, grey |
| Saskatoon (serviceberry) |
1-4 |
white |
| Witch hazel |
1 |
yellow |
| Source: Canadian Living Magazine (February 2001) |
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