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Jan 25, Sometimes andromeda gets so big or leggy that fall pruning is best because the plant needs pruning more desperately than flowers.

Summer pruning is not a good idea because hot-weather pruning stresses the plant unnecessarily. For more detailed information on pruning, see Purdue Cooperative Extension's Pruning Ornamental Trees and Shrubs. Yes, andromeda (Pieris) can be pruned drastically but it is best done just after it blooms.

This gives the plant time to put on new growth and set its buds in the fall for the following spring. If you are not concerned about flowering, you can also prune it in the fall.

Fall-pruned andromeda will still produce flowers, but fewer of them because most of the buds have been cut off. How to Prune Old Andromeda Step 1. Deadhead the old andromeda throughout the flowering season by removing flowers as they become spent.

Step 2. Wait until the plant is finished flowering to begin pruning the stems. Use sharp gardening shears to remove any Step.

Jan 19, Type – shrub.

Remove one-third of the oldest wood with garden pruners once per year.

Height – 10 to 16 feet (3 to 5 meters)Climate – temperate Exposure – part sun. Care – light pruning Foliage – evergreen Flowering – spring. Soil – heath plant. This is one of the plant kingdom’s most ornamental shrubs ever.

Planting andromeda. Andromeda is planted in fall: that’s the best way to ensure proper root bushdig.barted Reading Time: 1 min. Andromeda –Optional - Remove the flower heads before seed forms. Optional - Andromeda do not require pruning except to remove dead, broken or diseased branches and to lightly shape the shrub.

Remove one-third of the oldest wood with garden pruners once per year.

While these shrubs are naturally compact, they can be judiciously pruned to reduce their size. Do this immediately after they are finished bushdig.barted Reading Time: 5 mins. Mar 11, branches up to 1” use a bypass pruner branches 1” to 6” use a saw pruning a large limb: Undercut ” up from the branch collar – this stops the bark from tearing Make the second cut Undercut ” up from the branch collar – this stops the Reviews: 3.