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Hard Pruning a Buddleia Shrub
Many vigorous or fast growing plants can be cut back hard every few years to encourage stronger growth & a better shape to your plants.
When to do it
- Do before new growth starts in spring
- During the dormant season
- Many plants benefit from a hard pruning every 3 to 5 years
Why we do this
- To re-establish a new framework of shoots
- To promote vigorous growth
- To encourage fresh new shoots & better flowering
- To remove dead, old & tired branches
- To reduce the overall size of a plant
- To remove diseased stems
Process
- Remove at least 1/3 of the oldest, tallest branches
- Plants can be cut back to 6 to 12 inches above ground level
- If possible, prune just above an existing, outward facing bud
- Reduce plant back to approximately 15 to 20 branches
What shrubs can you prune back hard
- Fast growing plants
- Those that produce stems directly from the soil
- Privet
- Buddleia
- Rose
- Abelia
- Nandina
- Forysthia
- Buddleia
- Cornus
