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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
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.
 

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