Pruning: Before Spring Growth - Ornamental Plant Care Information from PlantsGalore.Com

Woody plants that bloom during the summer season are types that develop flower buds in the early spring each year. Therefore, they may be pruned during the dormant season or in the very early spring just as new growth begins. Don't prune much into the spring since you will be cutting off flower buds at that time.

Scientific Name - Common Name	Scientific Name - Common Name
Acanthopanax - Aralia Abelia grandiflora - Glossy Abelia Aesculus parviflora - Bottlebrush Buckeye Buddleia - Butterfly Bush Cotinus coggygria - Smokebush Hibiscus syriacus - Rose of Sharon Hydrangea Hypericum kalmianum - Goldflower Kerria japonica - Japanese Kerria Koelreuteria paniculata - Goldenrain Tree	Potentilla fruticosa - Cinquefoil Ribes odorata - Currant Rosa - Roses Sambucus - Elderberry Sophora japonica - Japanese Pagoda Tree Sorbaria - False Spirea Spiraea x bumalda - Bumalda Spirea Spiraea japonica - Japanese Spirea Tamarix - Tamarisk


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Note: We have provided some general information and observations on this topic aimed at the home gardener. Before you take any serious action in your landscape, check with your state's land grant university's Cooperative Extension Service for the most current, appropriate, localized recommendations.