Over the winter I showed you how to prune a tree hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata). In this video I show you the new growth emerging on the same shrub. I hope this video gives you the confidence to try pruning your tree hydrangea.
By John Holden
How to Prune a Tree Hydrangea – Part 2
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2 responses to “How to Prune a Tree Hydrangea – Part 2”
John, your information on pruning hydrangeas is the best on the web and I used your method last year for an over grown hydrandea paniculata (tree) – it was very successful. My question is about the Little Lime hydrangea. I have 5 plants and all of them have several new, tall, thick, straight shoots from the ground (sucker like) that DID flower at the top. Should I remove them back to the ground?
Your site is wonderful and you can tell how enthusiastic you are for what you do.
Thank you.
To the best of my knowledge Little Lime is not a grafted plant. A grafted plant is where the rootstock of a more aggressive plant is grafted onto a plant with a desirable attribute, such as a beautiful flower.
Were the flowers the same as the ones on your Little Lime?
If the flowers were the same and you don’t mind the plant spreading you can leave the suckers. If you prefer a more orderly look to your garden you can prune them. There really is no right answer on that one.
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