I have that exact same kind of spirea, the kind with pink flowers that bloom in summer as opposed to spring and grows in a mound. If you take the time to clean out all those random leaves and whatnot that just magnetize to spirea in the fall from the branches that remain after you're done pruning it back in late winter or very early spring, you'll have your spirea return to its seasonal beauty sooner by it growing in much more quickly in the spring, along with growing in thicker and more uniform in shape. Be sure to wear gloves because those little freshly cut spirea branches can be sharp. When I haven't also gone in and cleaned out all the fall leaves and whatnot that the spirea branches just love to grab onto in the fall and over winter when I do my late-winter to very early spring pruning back of my spirea, all those leaves that have gotten stuck in there since the fall before create dense shade beneath and inhibit its growth, inhibiting it unevenly, so the spirea grows in much slower in the springtime, much less full and lush over the course of spring and summer as all those leaves remain in there blocking light and new growth, and much less uniform in shape as areas where trapped dead fall leaves are thicker result in slower growth and a very uneven hedge, as opposed to a clean round, full, lush, even mound.
Thank you so much--I am not a gardener at all so this will really help me. I probably won't be able to do a full job until our Easter snowstorm is gone!
I've pruned mine after they're done flowering around the 4th of July, & any time they get leggy, I like symmetrical mounds of spirea. I'm really surprised I haven't killed them with my random pruning habits. If I don't get to them in the fall, they for sure get a good trim around Mother's Day & yes depending on how they look around the 4th of July, they may get it again. I live in central MN. I know I should prune them sooner but every year we're getting snow later & later, so much for "global warming" Great Video!! I know what I'm doing tomorrow!!
Thank you for the advice. My inherited pink spirea was looking like a thicket, with very few flowers. Having watched your video I cut it right back to the ground 2 years ago. Come the following springtime it wasn’t doing very much and I thought, oops I have messed up and it isn’t going to come back, however, new shoots appeared on the wood and it flowered lovely last year. This year it looks beautiful. I like it for the Autumn leaf colour too, thanks.
Very helpful and thanks! I am in the process of trimming seven of these pink summer-blooming spirea on the Oregon property we have recently bought and I don't think they've been trimmed in well over 10 years, maybe closer to 20. The ones we have were at least twice the size of your "overgrown" shrub before we started - - probably over four feet high and now reduced to one foot. I hope they bounce back! We also have about seven bridal wreath spirea to contend with that are even bigger, but they are coming out of dormancy already in late March and I think we need to wait until after their spring bloom.
I like to use hedge trimmers to prune these. Then I mulch the waste into the yard with a mulching mower so less waste go to the landfills. The grass always grows greener and thicker in that spot.
I did this to a couple dozen of my old plants last winter. I used an electric hedge trimmer which is the way to go if you have a lot of these bushes. My plants had a lot of dead branches, so I went through them, sort of rubbing them with a gloved hand after trimming and broke out a lot of the dead wood. They were gorgeous in spring but by late summer the crazy new growth was splayed out 6 feet wide. I assume a second pruning after the plants bloomed would have prevented this.
I have the golden and prineess. I cut mine down to 4 to 5 inches after the bloom in early July. They come back really nice and I get a second bloom late in the fall. Don't be afarid of these guys as they are harty
Good video. These things are incredibly tough. Most of the princess in our area (southeast PA) looked to be in almost suspended animation this spring which I think has to do with how warm it was through December last year - they didn't go dormant until mid-winter and by April still had about 20% of their leaves from the year before and just sat in this state until mid-June. Right now they look better than ever and have held blooms all summer despite the heat and wild precipitation swings. I have a couple big ones in my back yard (not sure which species - small white blooms in the spring) that have gotten to be 4-5' across and I need to scale them way back. Had no idea they could be cut back this aggressively.
I just bought a house in NW Missouri. There are 60 spirea shrubs out back in a row. They start at about 4 ft high and at the other end are almost 10 feet tall. There are of course weed trees growing inside of them that have to be removed. I would like to just trim them all back to about three feet high and clean up the circumference of the shrubs and have a nice clean line of spirea. When can I do this without hurting the bushes?
Hi! Wondering if you can help me out - I have a beautyberry and a deutzia that are both very similar in shape. They got very wildly unkempt this last season because I didn’t prune them the season before, so I was looking to renewal prune them to keep their shape more controlled. They are currently low to the ground, very spindly and sprawling out, with lots of tangled and crisscrossing branches. Am I able to renewal prune these bushes back (as you demoed with Spirea) in late winter (now)? If not, what’s the best way to manage their tangled and messy shape? In particular, it looks like the deutzia has buds already formed on its branches.
I live in Arkansas and it is April, my spirea has already bloomed. Should we wait until this fall to prune it? It has never been pruned (it's about 10-15 yrs old).
Hi! Question: My spireas have just begun to sprout new buds here in Indiana. They are about 5 years old and I've never trimmed them, but would like to. Can I do that now, or is it too late since they've begun sprouting?? Thanks!
Hello from Sweden! Great video. I pruned my spireas in the beginning of April. It is now getting warmer and dryer. Shall I water the plants or just let them be? Thank you.
HELP...ANYONE. I have a spirea bridal wreath. I love it. It still flowers like a champ, but It's 5 years old, and I have never cut it. I would like to keep it under 4 feet tall (pref 3 feet). Is that possible? Did I mess up by planting a shrub that wants to grow up tall. I thought about taking cuttings, and if any root, I would plant them where a beautiful bridal wreath spirea could be free to do its thing. I put this plant in front of the guest house on our property, and it would be beautiful as a smaller shrub. Today is like March 27th, and it's on the tail end of its bloom. I'm in Georgia. Thanks any thoughts appreciated.
So we have a Spirea that is a "miniature" shrub I believe is a Gold Flame or something like that.We planted it abt 8 1/2 yrs ago after building our house.This year it has not hardly filled out with greenery or flowers.We have checked watering system to make sure it wasn't being over/under watered & that was fine.Couldn't figure out what else could be wrong until I came upon your video.Didn't know we were supposed to be pruning it.Do you think it's because we have never pruned it that it hasn't filled out or flowered this year?Also,it is now June,should we just leave it be until next spring & then prune it back?Thank you for any help you might be able to give us!
John, This is Marcus again; I have numerous barberry shrubs on my property; is there a particular method I should use to prune these in preparation for next year's growth?
Hi, I am a new home owner with five very small spirea planted around August. The leaves are turning reddish as the weather gets cooler but have not fallen off yet. Given that they are so young with leaves still intact, should I do what you did with my plants or leave them as they are during the winter?
Hi there. Video was great. I just have one question. Does bridal wreath spiraea get the same treatment? Or is there anything I'd do differently? Also I live in eastern Canada. Not sure if that matters but just thought I'd mention it. We still have Spring LOL.
Hi John, I am Marcus Zuhlke from Spokane Washington; I have 15 spirea on my property, these shrubs have never been renewal pruned to my knowledge (I have lived in the house since 2002). The house was a rental before I bought it so it is my assumption the plants have not been renewal pruned for about 22 years. My concerned is that these old shrubs may be adversely affected if I prune them severely. Would it be safe to renewal prune my old spirea, or should I consider replacing them?
Moved into a town home that had 3 dead small spirea's. Pulled them out and added rose bushes that did not survive. The HOA took out the rose bushes and planted 3 more.spirea;s. They are still very small and do not look healthy. Is there something i could add to the soil that will help them survive. I have rock all around so difficult to mix up soil. I have a feeling its the clay in the soil because it gets watered and has good sun. Thanks for your time.
Thanks for responding. No they are not. Some of our neighbors are having the same problem and others look great. That is why i was wondering if there was a liquid fertilizer that would help them survive. I would have to pull up the rocks, black mesh to get at the dirt. Hoping not to go that. They are located next to the house with about 2 1/2 feet from house to sidewalk and they are about 3 feet apart. Perfect amount of sun. Other things on our property are doing fine.
I've got magic carpet spirea last year and they are like 12" to 14" tall, should I trim them down too? or just leave them alone. Also I have some doble play gold and goldmound spireas but I'm not sure what to do with them.
I am in upstate NY and have spirea that are about 9 yrs old. I have never done a hard prune and they are very "dead looking" right now. 2 questions: will a hard prune revive bushes at 9 yrs old? Should I fertilize? - I usually do. thank you. I hate to go to the expense of having them replaced if I don't need to.
A hard prune will bring them back if they don't die. You're doing it at the right time of the year so I'd go ahead and cut them back hard. Only Mother Nature knows how they'll do but I have very good luck with survival if you prune now.
When the mulch breaks down it will improve the soil, if you want to improve the soil quicker you could spread some dehydrated cow manure around the base of the plant. I don't do synthetic fertilizers around plants, it causes unnatural growth.
HI, I have a couple spirea (little princess) can you please give me some recommendations of good companion plants Some that would look nice growing behind the spireas and some that would look nice growing in front. I live in Edmonton ,Canada so its zone 3 and its a south exposure. thank you so much for your input Jan
i have a spirea bush in my front yard that's just starting to leave out. is it safe to prune it to the ground like this, or should I wait until next winter when it goes dormant again?
+Land Designs Unlimited LLC great, i will do it today! thanks! :) i was just worried about cutting off all the newborn foliage, but it sounds like that won't be a problem.
i purchased some spirea magic carpets today to fill in some missing ones. they are 3 gallon. the existing ones i have are huge and need to be pruned bad in the early spring like you said. i would like them all to grow at the same rate so they are even. can i prune the spirea's i just planted to about six inches from the ground in the spring with the rest of the ones that are pretty much fully grown or will that kill the new ones? also, how far apart should i plant the magic carpets assuming they are 3 gallon and assuming in feet from the center of one shrub to the center of the other shrub? thx!
***** thanks much. can i at least trim the new ones in the spring when i cut the old ones down? if so, how much would you suggest so i don't harm it or prevent new growth? how long should i wait before i cut the new ones down to the six inches in the early spring like you suggested in order to not harm the plant or prevent new growth? thx!
+Land Designs Unlimited LLC thanks much. can i at least trim the new ones in the spring when i cut the old ones down? if so, how much would you suggest so i don't harm it or prevent new growth? how long should i wait before i cut the new ones down to the six inches in the early spring like you suggested in order to not harm the plant or prevent new growth? thx!
I would like to transplant my spirea. They do need pruning so that will be my first step. But can I transplant them shortly after I prune them or would that be too hard on them to do both?
I don't see why not. They are really HARDY shrubs. if it were me, I'd give it a good pruning before you dig it up just because it'll be less of a mess & easier to handle when you transplant. if you chose to wait & transplant without prior pruning, do it after you've transplanted. If I buy one from the Garden Center, it gets shaped/trimmed after I plant it.
I got my spirea after someone had dug all of theirs up and put them on the street for trash pickup. They had been cut back hard and transplanted fine. These are great shrubs. Like all plants transplanting in the fall or winter when they are dormant works best. I know this is too late to do the original poster any good but incase someone else is wondering.
My spirea already have buds on it because I was in Florida until just now - can I still do a renewal pruning on them or would I risk losing them? Thanks!!
I have about 20 Spireas here in western PA..... the only thing I have that the deer won't touch 😊
Thanks for the pruning advice!
I have that exact same kind of spirea, the kind with pink flowers that bloom in summer as opposed to spring and grows in a mound. If you take the time to clean out all those random leaves and whatnot that just magnetize to spirea in the fall from the branches that remain after you're done pruning it back in late winter or very early spring, you'll have your spirea return to its seasonal beauty sooner by it growing in much more quickly in the spring, along with growing in thicker and more uniform in shape. Be sure to wear gloves because those little freshly cut spirea branches can be sharp.
When I haven't also gone in and cleaned out all the fall leaves and whatnot that the spirea branches just love to grab onto in the fall and over winter when I do my late-winter to very early spring pruning back of my spirea, all those leaves that have gotten stuck in there since the fall before create dense shade beneath and inhibit its growth, inhibiting it unevenly, so the spirea grows in much slower in the springtime, much less full and lush over the course of spring and summer as all those leaves remain in there blocking light and new growth, and much less uniform in shape as areas where trapped dead fall leaves are thicker result in slower growth and a very uneven hedge, as opposed to a clean round, full, lush, even mound.
yesterday I learned how to prune my Limelight hydrangea. Today I found a spirea I did not know what to do with it. Thanks again. I'm a subscriber now.
Thank you so much! (From a grateful old lady.) :)
Thanks for the video. Before I watched it I had contemplated my overgrown Spirea without knowing how to deal with the bushes.
Thank you so much--I am not a gardener at all so this will really help me. I probably won't be able to do a full job until our Easter snowstorm is gone!
I've pruned mine after they're done flowering around the 4th of July, & any time they get leggy, I like symmetrical mounds of spirea. I'm really surprised I haven't killed them with my random pruning habits. If I don't get to them in the fall, they for sure get a good trim around Mother's Day & yes depending on how they look around the 4th of July, they may get it again. I live in central MN. I know I should prune them sooner but every year we're getting snow later & later, so much for "global warming" Great Video!! I know what I'm doing tomorrow!!
Great video! Thanks for sharing - this is a great lesson for this newbie gardener!
Great video! My spirea are out of control, I'm so glad I found this video so now I know what to do (too bad it's already late May!!! Next year :))
Thank you! These are starting to block the sprinklers and now I know I can be ruthless with them ;)
Holy cow, I had no idea that we should be trimming back the spireas. Beginning of April here. I guess I know what I will be doing this weekend
Thank you so much for your videos!!! I have been searching for lessons on how to re-new and correctly trim bushes!! Thank you so much 😊
Thank you for the advice. My inherited pink spirea was looking like a thicket, with very few flowers. Having watched your video I cut it right back to the ground 2 years ago. Come the following springtime it wasn’t doing very much and I thought, oops I have messed up and it isn’t going to come back, however, new shoots appeared on the wood and it flowered lovely last year. This year it looks beautiful. I like it for the Autumn leaf colour too, thanks.
I love that you called it the monster. That’s how I view it.
Great video ... very informative! Truly appreciate you taking the time to post these!!
Very helpful and thanks! I am in the process of trimming seven of these pink summer-blooming spirea on the Oregon property we have recently bought and I don't think they've been trimmed in well over 10 years, maybe closer to 20. The ones we have were at least twice the size of your "overgrown" shrub before we started - - probably over four feet high and now reduced to one foot. I hope they bounce back! We also have about seven bridal wreath spirea to contend with that are even bigger, but they are coming out of dormancy already in late March and I think we need to wait until after their spring bloom.
I like to use hedge trimmers to prune these. Then I mulch the waste into the yard with a mulching mower so less waste go to the landfills. The grass always grows greener and thicker in that spot.
Thanks so much! It is April 16th, here in Southern Maine - just in time to prune my spirea, per your excellent video!
Exactly what I was looking for! 👍
Very helpful. Thank you. I just bought a house that has these in the front yard.
I like the way you prune it ! I don’t like to shape it in a small ball! Thank you
I did this to a couple dozen of my old plants last winter. I used an electric hedge trimmer which is the way to go if you have a lot of these bushes. My plants had a lot of dead branches, so I went through them, sort of rubbing them with a gloved hand after trimming and broke out a lot of the dead wood. They were gorgeous in spring but by late summer the crazy new growth was splayed out 6 feet wide. I assume a second pruning after the plants bloomed would have prevented this.
Awesome.. you always do a good job explaining how & when - thanks. Can't wait for Spring!
Thank you. I did this same procedure to those very same spirea last week.
I have the golden and prineess. I cut mine down to 4 to 5 inches after the bloom in early July. They come back really nice and I get a second bloom late in the fall. Don't be afarid of these guys as they are harty
Thank you so much. I learned a few things!!
Good video. These things are incredibly tough. Most of the princess in our area (southeast PA) looked to be in almost suspended animation this spring which I think has to do with how warm it was through December last year - they didn't go dormant until mid-winter and by April still had about 20% of their leaves from the year before and just sat in this state until mid-June. Right now they look better than ever and have held blooms all summer despite the heat and wild precipitation swings.
I have a couple big ones in my back yard (not sure which species - small white blooms in the spring) that have gotten to be 4-5' across and I need to scale them way back. Had no idea they could be cut back this aggressively.
Thank you very much for posting!!
This was very helpful. I'll be sure to do this next spring.
Thank you very much, very helpful.
Very helpful. Thanks
Thank you for the video. I have 2 that are 4 years old. One of them looks awesome. The other hardly has any leaves on it. What did I do wrong????😢
I just bought a house in NW Missouri. There are 60 spirea shrubs out back in a row. They start at about 4 ft high and at the other end are almost 10 feet tall. There are of course weed trees growing inside of them that have to be removed. I would like to just trim them all back to about three feet high and clean up the circumference of the shrubs and have a nice clean line of spirea. When can I do this without hurting the bushes?
After they quit blooming in the spring, how much do you cut them back?
Super helpful! Thank you John. :)
Loved the demonstration, but I want to know how to trim a Bridal Wreath Spirea, which grows on last years growth and gets much bigger.
Thanks, I will use this technique in late winter 2018.
I am B A L K I N G at your advice to bald prune spireas
and thank you for this video!!!
Hi! Wondering if you can help me out - I have a beautyberry and a deutzia that are both very similar in shape. They got very wildly unkempt this last season because I didn’t prune them the season before, so I was looking to renewal prune them to keep their shape more controlled. They are currently low to the ground, very spindly and sprawling out, with lots of tangled and crisscrossing branches.
Am I able to renewal prune these bushes back (as you demoed with Spirea) in late winter (now)? If not, what’s the best way to manage their tangled and messy shape? In particular, it looks like the deutzia has buds already formed on its branches.
I live in Arkansas and it is April, my spirea has already bloomed. Should we wait until this fall to prune it? It has never been pruned (it's about 10-15 yrs old).
Is it okay to prune it this way every year?
my how familiar lol we have 3 they can get huge! beautiful plants.
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Question:
My spireas have just begun to sprout new buds here in Indiana. They are about 5 years old and I've never trimmed them, but would like to. Can I do that now, or is it too late since they've begun sprouting??
Thanks!
Bought and old farmhouse with spirea's 6 feet high. can they be cut back or should we just remove them?
You figure out what to do with these? Similar situation here.
Hello from Sweden! Great video. I pruned my spireas in the beginning of April. It is now getting warmer and dryer. Shall I water the plants or just let them be? Thank you.
Do the spires come back in June after pruning the dead blooms
If there are new leaves on the spirea stems already, is it too late to prune back? It's very leggy.
HELP...ANYONE. I have a spirea bridal wreath. I love it. It still flowers like a champ, but It's 5 years old, and I have never cut it. I would like to keep it under 4 feet tall (pref 3 feet). Is that possible? Did I mess up by planting a shrub that wants to grow up tall. I thought about taking cuttings, and if any root, I would plant them where a beautiful bridal wreath spirea could be free to do its thing. I put this plant in front of the guest house on our property, and it would be beautiful as a smaller shrub. Today is like March 27th, and it's on the tail end of its bloom. I'm in Georgia. Thanks any thoughts appreciated.
all these pruning videos, but you never see the results, in this case the following summer what they looked like.
I planted my spirea last spring. Should I trim it this first year or should I wait three years to trim it. Thanks Tom
Can you cut the plant and move part of it to a different area?
So we have a Spirea that is a "miniature" shrub I believe is a Gold Flame or something like that.We planted it abt 8 1/2 yrs ago after building our house.This year it has not hardly filled out with greenery or flowers.We have checked watering system to make sure it wasn't being over/under watered & that was fine.Couldn't figure out what else could be wrong until I came upon your video.Didn't know we were supposed to be pruning it.Do you think it's because we have never pruned it that it hasn't filled out or flowered this year?Also,it is now June,should we just leave it be until next spring & then prune it back?Thank you for any help you might be able to give us!
John, This is Marcus again; I have numerous barberry shrubs on my property; is there a particular method I should use to prune these in preparation for next year's growth?
Hi, I am a new home owner with five very small spirea planted around August. The leaves are turning reddish as the weather gets cooler but have not fallen off yet. Given that they are so young with leaves still intact, should I do what you did with my plants or leave them as they are during the winter?
Hi there. Video was great. I just have one question. Does bridal wreath spiraea get the same treatment? Or is there anything I'd do differently? Also I live in eastern Canada. Not sure if that matters but just thought I'd mention it. We still have Spring LOL.
My spirea look terrible. I would like to just cut them back now, but will that ruin them?
I trimmed my spirea this fall down to 3-5 inches .Should I cover it with burlap for the winter?
Where's you link to pruning the hydrangea?
Hi John, I am Marcus Zuhlke from Spokane Washington; I have 15 spirea on my property, these shrubs have never been renewal pruned to my knowledge (I have lived in the house since 2002). The house was a rental before I bought it so it is my assumption the plants have not been renewal pruned for about 22 years. My concerned is that these old shrubs may be adversely affected if I prune them severely. Would it be safe to renewal prune my old spirea, or should I consider replacing them?
Moved into a town home that had 3 dead small spirea's. Pulled them out and added rose bushes that did not survive. The HOA took out the rose bushes and planted 3 more.spirea;s. They are still very small and do not look healthy. Is there something i could add to the soil that will help them survive. I have rock all around so difficult to mix up soil. I have a feeling its the clay in the soil because it gets watered and has good sun. Thanks for your time.
Thanks for responding. No they are not. Some of our neighbors are having the same problem and others look great. That is why i was wondering if there was a liquid fertilizer that would help them survive. I would have to pull up the rocks, black mesh to get at the dirt. Hoping not to go that. They are located next to the house with about 2 1/2 feet from house to sidewalk and they are about 3 feet apart. Perfect amount of sun. Other things on our property are doing fine.
Thanks !!!!
After the heavy pruning, will the shrubs still flower that summer? Thx.
After cutting this low how long before it’s big again ? This season ?
I've got magic carpet spirea last year and they are like 12" to 14" tall, should I trim them down too? or just leave them alone. Also I have some doble play gold and goldmound spireas but I'm not sure what to do with them.
I am looking for a shrub that doesn't get taller than about two feet to plant in front of barberries. How tall do these get?
John, do you have a how to for pruning a cut leaf/lace leaf Japanese maple? If so, would you kindly post the link.
how would you divided these and when
I am in upstate NY and have spirea that are about 9 yrs old. I have never done a hard prune and they are very "dead looking" right now. 2 questions: will a hard prune revive bushes at 9 yrs old? Should I fertilize? - I usually do. thank you. I hate to go to the expense of having them replaced if I don't need to.
A hard prune will bring them back if they don't die. You're doing it at the right time of the year so I'd go ahead and cut them back hard. Only Mother Nature knows how they'll do but I have very good luck with survival if you prune now.
What do you recommend for fertilizer for Spirea?
When the mulch breaks down it will improve the soil, if you want to improve the soil quicker you could spread some dehydrated cow manure around the base of the plant. I don't do synthetic fertilizers around plants, it causes unnatural growth.
It is the 2nd week of February in Hampton, VA is it too late to cut my spirea (renewal) cut?
HI,
I have a couple spirea (little princess)
can you please give me some recommendations of good companion plants Some that would look nice growing behind the spireas and some that would look nice growing in front.
I live in Edmonton ,Canada so its zone 3 and its a south exposure.
thank you so much for your input
Jan
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And what will grow in zone 3 which will narrow down some of the choices.
Do you fertilize them after they’re pruned? Would you put some compost around them?
I don't fertilize after pruning but it depends on your soil. Adding some compost, or mulch, to a garden is always a good idea in moderation.
Hi. Does this apply to spring flowering spireas?
OK, thank you. it's worth a try.
i have a spirea bush in my front yard that's just starting to leave out. is it safe to prune it to the ground like this, or should I wait until next winter when it goes dormant again?
+Land Designs Unlimited LLC great, i will do it today! thanks! :) i was just worried about cutting off all the newborn foliage, but it sounds like that won't be a problem.
i purchased some spirea magic carpets today to fill in some missing ones. they are 3 gallon. the existing ones i have are huge and need to be pruned bad in the early spring like you said. i would like them all to grow at the same rate so they are even. can i prune the spirea's i just planted to about six inches from the ground in the spring with the rest of the ones that are pretty much fully grown or will that kill the new ones? also, how far apart should i plant the magic carpets assuming they are 3 gallon and assuming in feet from the center of one shrub to the center of the other shrub? thx!
***** thanks much. can i at least trim the new ones in the spring when i cut the old ones down? if so, how much would you suggest so i don't harm it or prevent new growth? how long should i wait before i cut the new ones down to the six inches in the early spring like you suggested in order to not harm the plant or prevent new growth? thx!
+Land Designs Unlimited LLC thanks much. can i at least trim the new ones in the spring when i cut the old ones down? if so, how much would you suggest so i don't harm it or prevent new growth? how long should i wait before i cut the new ones down to the six inches in the early spring like you suggested in order to not harm the plant or prevent new growth? thx!
I have a White Spirea that is almost 15 years old. It is over 6 feet tall and has main branches that are as big as a broom handle. How can I prune it?
+Land Designs Unlimited LLC Ok, thank you very much!!
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How can I get rid of this crap? We have 175 acres and it is taking over every sunny area available as well as the next four adjoining properties?
rejuvenation* not renewal. great video
I would like to transplant my spirea. They do need pruning so that will be my first step. But can I transplant them shortly after I prune them or would that be too hard on them to do both?
I don't see why not. They are really HARDY shrubs. if it were me, I'd give it a good pruning before you dig it up just because it'll be less of a mess & easier to handle when you transplant. if you chose to wait & transplant without prior pruning, do it after you've transplanted. If I buy one from the Garden Center, it gets shaped/trimmed after I plant it.
I got my spirea after someone had dug all of theirs up and put them on the street for trash pickup. They had been cut back hard and transplanted fine. These are great shrubs. Like all plants transplanting in the fall or winter when they are dormant works best. I know this is too late to do the original poster any good but incase someone else is wondering.
Can this be done after flowering?
You can trim off the flower heads in the spring to promote more flowers and to help control the size.
My spirea already have buds on it because I was in Florida until just now - can I still do a renewal pruning on them or would I risk losing them? Thanks!!
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a 30 second intro is just too long.
Can you still prune if the green leaves have started to grow?