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Light Pruning on a Pheasant Bush
The Pheasant Bush is also known as the Himalayan Honeysuckle. This is an attractive plant that can attract birds & flowers in late summer into autumn. As it is a late flowering shrub it should be pruned in late winter or early spring
Why Prune
- To improve the health, look, productivity of the plant
- To train & shape the plant
- Pruning is also done to supply additional energy
- This leads to more vigorous growth
- And allows for development of more flowers & fruits
When to Prune
- Dormant season
When not to Prune
- Immediately after new growth develops in the late spring
- Also limit pruning in late summer as new growth may be encouraged on some plants
- This new growth will be damaged by the winter frost
- Also avoid pruning before flowering
Light pruning Method
- Basic maintaining of plant’s health
- The first steps in all pruning
- Remove dead, dying, diseased & rubbing or crossing over branches
Next step
- Stand back & view
- Removing this material opens the canopy
- May be sufficient so that no further pruning is necessary
Making the cut
- Cut close to a bud
- Choose an outward facing bud
- Make a clean cut
- Cut at an angle
