| Plant |
Pruning
Required |
| Abelia |
Hard
pruning in late winter to control size or prune dead wood out
in April |
|
Abies |
No pruning
required |
|
Acer |
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 |
|
Aronia |
No special
care |
| Artemesia
abrotanum |
Prune
hard in spring |
| Berberis |
No
pruning required; may prune for shape |
|
Betula |
No pruning
required |
| Buddleia |
Cut
back to 18 inches in early spring just as leaves start to
open. Deadhead for increased bloom. |
|
Buxus |
Pruning
seldom needed, but may be sheared if desired. |
| Callicarpa |
Cut
back hard in spring |
| Calycanthus |
Prune
after flowering if desired |
| Campsis |
Prune
to control size |
| Caryopteris |
Cut
back hard in spring |
|
Ceanothus
|
Prune hard in
spring |
| Celastrus
(Bittersweet) |
No
pruning required; may prune to confine |
|
Cephalanthus occidentalis |
Remove dead
wood in Spring |
|
Cephalotaxus |
No pruning
required. May be pruned to control size and shape. |
|
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 |
|
Diervilla
|
Prune back in
spring. Old branches may also be removed. Blooms on new wood. |
|
Eleutherococcus |
Prune to
shape; can withstand heavy pruning |
|
Forsythia |
May be cut
back after flowering if desired. |
| Fothergilla |
No
pruning required |
|
Genista
|
Pruning is
optional. May be pruned after flowering. |
|
Ginkgo
biloba |
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 |
Cut
to ground in early spring |
|
Hydrangea
involucrata |
Prune in
spring if desired. |
| 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
glabra |
Prune to
shape in early spring if desired. |
| Ilex
verticillata |
No
pruning required |
|
Indigofera |
Cut back dead
parts in spring. |
| Itea |
No
pruning required |
|
Juniperus |
No
pruning required |
| Kerria |
Prune
after flowering/cut old canes back to strong growth or to ground
level |
|
Larix
|
No pruning
required. |
| Lavendula |
Prune
in mid-spring; do not cut into old wood |
|
Leptodermis |
No pruning
needed. Shape after blooming if needed |
|
Lespedeza |
Prune hard in
winter or early spring |
|
Lonicera |
Prune out old
stems in late winter or may shape after flowering |
|
Maclura |
No pruning
required. |
| 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 |
|
Nyssa
sylvatica |
No pruning
required. |
|
Oxydendrum
arboreum |
No pruning
required. |
|
Paeonia
suffruticosa |
No
pruning required |
|
Parrotia
|
Not usually
required but may be pruned in Spring. |
|
Paulownia |
Prune in
winter if required |
| Perovskia |
Prune
hard in spring |
|
Philadelphus |
Prune after
blooming to shape and remove old wood |
| Physocarpus |
May be pruned after flowering. Cut
to ground in late winter if rejuvenation is needed but bloom
will be sacrificed. |
|
Picea |
No pruning
required. |
|
Pinus |
No pruning
required |
| Potentilla |
Remove
weak wood to base; cut rest back by half |
|
Prunus |
No special
care. |
|
Rhamnus |
Pruning
optional |
|
Rosa,
Shrub |
Pruning
optional. May be cut back hard in late winter or spring. |
|
Salix alba
'Britzensis' |
Cut back hard
in Spring to keep stems red. |
|
Salix
babylonica 'Crispa' |
Prune hard in
early spring or allow to grow to a tree. |
|
Salix
eleagnos |
Prune hard
anytime desired. |
| 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 |
|
Sciadopitys |
No pruning
required |
| Spirea
japonica and betulifolia |
Prune
by a third in late winter and lightly after flowering |
|
Spirea
thunbergii |
Prune after
flowering if desired. |
|
Stewartia |
No pruning
required. |
| Syringa
(Lilac) |
Cut
out thin and unproductive branches after flowering |
| Tamarix |
Prune
hard in spring |
|
Taxodium |
No pruning is
required. |
|
Thuja |
No pruning is
required. |
|
Tsuga |
No pruning is
required. |
| Viburnum |
Little
pruning required |
| Weigela |
Cut
back shoots that flowered after blooming |
|
Zelkova |
Remove
wayward or crossing shoots in the fall. |
