{"id":123,"date":"2011-03-25T12:00:47","date_gmt":"2011-03-25T16:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=123"},"modified":"2011-04-01T14:41:20","modified_gmt":"2011-04-01T18:41:20","slug":"when-to-prune-spring-flowering-shrubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2011\/03\/25\/when-to-prune-spring-flowering-shrubs\/","title":{"rendered":"When To Prune Spring Flowering Shrubs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_997\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/DSC_0934.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-997\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-997 \" style=\"margin: 4px;\" title=\"DSC_0934\" src=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/DSC_0934-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/DSC_0934-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/DSC_0934-1024x685.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-997\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Linden viburnum (V. dilatatum)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Seven reasons why you prune:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>eliminate dead, diseased, insect riddled\u00a0branches<\/li>\n<li>control plant\u00a0height and spread<\/li>\n<li>shaping such as topiary, espaliered or pollardized trees<\/li>\n<li>increase or decrease the numbers of flowers and fruits<\/li>\n<li>rejuvenate an old shrub or tree<\/li>\n<li>remove low branches over walkways<\/li>\n<li>remove water sprouts and root suckers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Flowering shrubs bloom from late February thru May. Pruning them either before or while they are blooming makes\u00a0little sense. Prune them within one month after each has finished flowering.\u00a0Examples of\u00a0spring flowering shrubs include: forsythias, spireas, viburnums, honeysuckles, mockoranges, deutzias, lilacs and most azaleas.<\/p>\n<p>Shrub roses like the popular Knockout\u2122\u00a0 and Easy Eleagance\u2122 series are cut back\u00a0when forsythia is in full bloom. By this time, the harsh winter temps are over and rapid re-growth will follow after\u00a0roses have been pruned.<\/p>\n<p>Hydrangea shrubs\u00a0are a mixed bag. Oakleaf hydrangeas are pruned immediately after flowering in late spring,\u00a0while summer flowering PG and AG hydrangeas are pruned now in late winter and early spring.<\/p>\n<p>Use only sharp pruning tools\u00a0to make\u00a0clean cuts. Cleaning, lubricating\u00a0and sharpening saws, shears and loppers are a time-saving winter chore.\u00a0Well cared for\u00a0pruning tools\u00a0provide years of dependable cuts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seven reasons why you prune: eliminate dead, diseased, insect riddled\u00a0branches control plant\u00a0height and spread shaping such as topiary, espaliered or pollardized trees increase or decrease the numbers of flowers and fruits rejuvenate an old shrub or tree remove low branches over walkways remove water sprouts and root suckers Flowering shrubs bloom from late February thru [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[645,6,9,601,385,630,7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12474,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123\/revisions\/12474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}