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Pruning Guide: Ornamental Plants & Trees w/ Special Considerations

Pruning Guide: Ornamental Plants & Trees w/ Special Considerations

by Pete Bryant / Wednesday, 17 September 2014 / Published in How To, Landscape Tips, Monthly Landscape & Gardening Tips, Pruning Guides
Flowering Hydrangea Ornamental plants and trees

Amelanchier (shadbush): prune only to shape, as either bush or tree.

Carpinus betulus (European hornbeam):  prune to tree form.

Carpinus orientalis (Oriental hornbeam): prune to tree from.

Cassia fistula (golden-shower, senna): cut back seaon’s growth to short spurs after blooming.

Cercis (redbud):  prune after blooming if necessary.

Cornus florida, Cornus Kousa (flowering dogwood, Kousa dogwood): prune as little as possible; heals slowly.

Cotinus obovatus (American smoke tree): prune to grow as bush or small tree; cut off fading flowers.

Crataegus (hawthorne): prune to shape in late winter, renew branches if necessary.

Eleagnus (Russian olive): prune only to control size, if necessary, in late winter.

Euonymous atropurpurea (burning bush): prune in late winter, only if necessary.

Fanklinia alatamaha (Franklin tree): prune to tree form.

Halesia monticola (silver-bell):  needs pruning rarely.

Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ (peegee hydrangea):  prune in late winter.

Laburnum anagyroides (golden chain): prune after blooming.necessary.

Loelreuteria paniculata (golden rain tree):  prune to shape when young.

Magnolia (magnolia): prune just after blooming.

Mulus (flowering crab apple): prune to shape, renew old wood if necessary.

Myrica cerfifera (wax myrtle): prune to remove winter injury, or to shape, in late winter.

Myrica pennsylvania (bayberry): prune to remove suckers, winter injury.

Oxydendrym arboreum (sourwood): needs pruning when young.

Prunus (flowering almond, apricot, cherry, peach, plum) prune to shape in late winter.

Rhamnus davurica (buckhorn): prun to shape in late winter.

Sorbus (mountain ash): prune to tree form in late winter.

Symplocos paniculata (sweetleaf): Prune to shape, renew old branches.

Syringa reticulata (Japanese tree lilac): prune right after blooming, if necessary.

Vibernum (cranberry bush, nannyberry, black haw): prune in late winter only

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