What is very helpful is to know why a particular time is recommended for a particular type of plant. You can then assess your plant and the conditions and make an informed decision. 😊
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Flowering time and frequency often dictates when you should or not prune, and it’s not always the same pruning advice for the same genus or species, eg clematis and hydrangea, just to make it simple 😊.
If it makes you feel any better i've only ever pruned my weeping cherry in the winter with no harm done. I'm hairy ar**d and rub a good bit of fresh mucky clay into the cuts
The hardest form of pruning is when someone you work for asks you to prune something at the wrong time of year. You have to patiently explain but not always understood. Plus those plants that are 'little or no pruning required', they have got out of hand and a new client finds it hard to trust your advice. Difficult but there is away around all these things. @jessicaphoebe Hopefully your Prunus will be fine.
I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
I doubt you’ve done much damage ,if any . Maybe it won’t have quite so much blossom this Spring but you won’t have killed it I shouldn’t think . Don’t worry it’ll be grand .
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
@jessicaphoebe Hopefully your Prunus will be fine.