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Pruning Guide

 

Plant Pruning Required
Abelia Hard pruning in late winter to control size or prune dead wood out in April
Acer palmatum Remove dead wood in Spring
Actinidia (Hardy Kiwi) No pruning required
Aesculus No pruning needed
Akebia quinata No pruning required
Amelanchier Optional - may prune to shape - either a bush or a tree
Ampelopsis No pruning required
Artemesia abrotanum Prune hard in spring
Berberis No pruning required; may prune for shape
Buddleia Cut back to 18 inches in early spring
Callicarpa Cut back hard in spring
Calycanthus Prune after flowering if desired
Campsis Prune to control size
Caryopteris Cut back hard in spring
Celastrus (Bittersweet) No pruning required; may prune to confine
Cercis No pruning required
Chaenomeles Optional pruning to shape after flowering
Chamaecyparis No pruning required
Chionanthus No pruning required
Clethra Older branches may be cut out at ground level in winter if desired
Cornus kousa No pruning required
Cotinus Pruning optional; may prune hard in spring to keep small
Cryptomeria No pruning required
Daphne No pruning required
Deutzia After flowering pruning optional; may remove old wood
Fothergilla No pruning required
Helianthemum Deadhead and cut back straggly stems in July
Heptacodium Pruning optional to shape - either a bush or a tree
Hibiscus Pruning before leaves are out yields larger flowers
Humulus Cut to ground in spring
Hydrangea anomela var. petiolaris (Climbing Hydrangea) No pruning required
Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle' Cut to ground in early spring
Hydrangea paniculata Pruning optional; may cut back by a third in early spring
Hydrangea quercifolia Prune after flowering if desired
Hypericum Prune hard in early spring
Ilex verticillata No pruning required
Itea No pruning required
Juniperus No pruning required
Kerria Prune after flowering/cut old canes back to strong growth or to ground level
Lavendula Prune in mid-spring; do not cut into old wood
Lespedeza Prune hard in winter or early spring
Lonicera Prune out old stems in late winter
Magnolia No pruning required but prune after flowering if it must be done
Mahonia No pruning required
Metasequoia No pruning required
Microbiota No pruning required
Paeonia suffruticosa No pruning required
Paulownia Prune in winter if required
Perovskia Prune hard in spring
Philadelphus Prune after blooming to shape and remove old wood
Physocarpus Cut to ground in late winter
Potentilla Remove weak wood to base; cut rest back by half
Rhamnus Pruning optional
Salix 'Hakuro Nishiki' Prune hard in early spring; prune throughout season to retain variegation
Salix purpurea 'Nana' Prune hard anytime desired
Salix sach. 'Sekka' (Japanese Fantail Willow) Pruning optional after flowering
Salix 'Scarcuzam' (Scarlet Curls Willow) Remove lower branches if a tree is desired
Sambucus Prune hard
Spirea Prune by a third in late winter and lightly after flowering
Syringa (Lilac) Cut out thin and unproductive branches after flowering
Tamarix Prune hard in spring
Viburnum Little pruning required
Weigela Cut back shoots that flowered after blooming

 

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