December Calendar December is the month to get ready for next spring, and to prepare to share your cuttings with the Chapter. [] Start pruning your deciduous fruit trees, grapes, blackberries and low chill raspberries, but remember to save some for the Scion Exchange in January. [] Don’t allow any of your citrus to go dry as the weather get cold [] Keep an eye on your peaches, apricot and nectarines, as soon as the leaves fall, you can start spraying them to prevent peach leaf curl. [] Apply dormant oil. [] If you leave in an area were there is possibility of frost (such as Alpine) protect the trunk of your avocado or citrus trees. [] Start mulching all your trees, they will demonstrate their appreciation springtime. [] Light pruning can be done before they go dormant. [] Do not water your ground succulents.