Dormant time is when to shape and trim them. Just look at how nice the mature trees are on the golf courses and public roadways. However we learned (and it works) that if you trim the flower heads off when the flowers fall, so that the green seed pods don't develop, the tree will bloom again about 6 weeks later, and depending on the timing you can force a 3rd flowering.
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All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.
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