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Do shrubs need to be pruned?
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When should you prune a flowering shrub?
Do I need to prune a tree?
Remove old flowers (deadhead) and cut back to healthy outward facing buds. Remove damaged, diseased, old wood and straggly growth. Take out stems and branches to improve congestion and balance the plant. More details on pruning evergreen shrubs.
1. Early flowering evergreen shrubs (Pruning group 8) Timing: Prune immediately after flowering. Examples: Berberis, box (Buxus), Camellia, Ceanothus, Choisya, Daphne, Hypericum, laurel (Prunus laurocerasus and Prunus lusitanica), Mahonia, Pieris, Azalea (Rhododendron), Rhododendron, Viburnum tinus.
Why do I need to prune? Many ornamental shrubs and trees can be allowed to grow without regular pruning. However, occasionally you may need to restrict the size, remove dead or unsightly growth, increase vigour, improve the shape or keep the plant in a healthy state to produce flowers and/or berries.
Reasons you may want to prune a shrub: Improve flowering and fruiting. Improve stem color on plants like dogwood. Improve the plant’s habit or shape. Encourage rebloom. Neaten a plant’s appearance by removing old blooms or wayward shoots. Rejuvenate or shorten an over-grown shrub. Create a special feature, like a topiary or formal hedge. TIP!
- BBC Gardeners' World Magazine
- Loppers, pruning saws, secateurs and shears. As for tools, a good quality pair of secateurs is well worth the investment, as well as loppers and a folding pruning saw for shoots with a larger diameter, plus shears to keep hedges and topiary trim.
- Winter. With cold temperatures and low light levels, the majority of plants that we grow in our gardens are in their dormant phase, although some have the ability to grow slowly and produce flowers in winter.
- Spring. Warmer days and increasing day length encourage plants into active growth during spring. Stored starch turns into sugars that promote the flow of water (sap) up through the stems, causing buds to open into leaves and, in some cases, flowers.
- Summer. Hot days and warm nights encourage strong growth as long as there's sufficient moisture available in the soil. High light levels and long days allow lots of sugars to be made in the foliage through the process of photosynthesis.
Why prune shrubs. Shrubs create the structure in a garden so it's important to keep them in good condition with regular pruning. This will improve a plant's shape and...
Apr 17, 2021 · Why Prune? There are people who claim that pruning goes against the natural growth pattern of the plant and has a potential to actually damage the plant, opening up a cut that allows disease to flourish. Plants do get sick and need surgery just like people.
