Photo 7: Prune suckers from the base of apple trees anytime of the year. David Zlesak. Finally, pruning is done when the tree is dormant, in late winter or early spring when risk of severe cold damage is past. March and April are the best months to prune.
Typical pacific north-west weather does not apply to the San Juan Islands! The weather in the San Juan Islands remains pleasantly mild all throughout the year. Summer is rarely above 80Âº. Winter brings average lows of 35Âº to 40 Âº. rarely freezing. Snow is very rare in the San Juan Islands.
San Juan has a tropical rainforest climate with no dry season. The area within 25 mi of this station is covered by oceans and seas (48%), forests (30%), grasslands (12%), marshes (6%), and croplands (3%).