These links provide guidance on pruning hydrangeas. While there's redundancy in the pages, they're all listed to let you decide which works best for you.
Peaches and nectarines are usually pruned during the winter dormant season. It's important to know that fruiting takes place on one year old wood. The UC Integrated Pest Management website has a brief summary of peach and nectarine tree pruning. Even ...
Here are some Extension resources about pruning apple trees. Be aware that some of the advice in these non-California resources may be specific to a different climate, but the general approach for apple tree maintenance should be the same. Videos: ...
The Center for Landscape and Urban Horticulture has an online publication on Pruning that recommends "If diseased plants are pruned, disinfect pruning equipment after each cut to prevent spreading disease. Denatured alcohol or a chlorine bleach ...
According to the UC Center for Landscape and Urban Horticulture publication on Pruning: "Protecting pruning cuts with an asphalt emulsion or other coating material is of no value and could even be harmful to the tree. Coatings and coverings can trap ...