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Produce => Non Edible Plants => Topic started by: Pesky Wabbit on February 11, 2008, 00:48:14

Title: Pruning a Pieris
Post by: Pesky Wabbit on February 11, 2008, 00:48:14

Anyone know how to prune a Pieris ? Mine is very out of shape and straggly.

Can you hard prune them ? down to the gound ? Do they regrow from the hardwood ?

When should I do this,  Autumn or after flowering ?

Title: Re: Pruning a Pieris
Post by: betula on February 12, 2008, 20:34:26

I would be careful as they do not like to be messed about with to much,they are slow growers so I would not take it to the ground.AFTER flowering prune lightly.

Title: Re: Pruning a Pieris
Post by: Rosa_Mundi on February 21, 2008, 01:24:59

You can also try cutting out one or two of the longest branches to close to the trunk; they will re-shoot in time, but it may take several months. As the previous poster says, definitely not to the ground all at once - you've a chance of killing it that way.