Pruning Azaleas to Keep The Beauty of
The Plants
Article about Pruning
Azaleas by A. Ibu
Azalea plants are landscape shrub with beautiful vibrant colors flowers. Azaleas have an ability to bloom in many
different conditions. In some places,
azaleas will produce the colorful flowers from late February to early
April. Pruning azaleas can improve their
blooming and shrub branching.
The best time to prune azalea plants is shortly after
flowering in late spring or early summer, before the new blossom buds have
started. During the summer, azaleas will
set their flower buds for the next year.
If the pruning is too late, you might remove the flower
buds, and you may not get any flowers on
the azalea bush next year.
Pruning azaleas should be done in a natural fashion. Use pruning shears to cut branches at the
proper spot. Shaded out branches should
be removed, because these branches often die back and become dead wood. After that, you can prune the rest of the
branches to maintain the shape of the bush.
This light pruning can be done early in the growing season to help the
plant develop the nicest form.
During the pruning, the cutters or shears should
always clean. A sterilizer such as
denatured alcohol may be used to keep the tools clean. This is especially if you work on the plant
that is infected by disease.
Pruning an azalea plant may also be done to rejuvenate the plant
because it is sparse or spindly. Tall
branches of older plants should be removed.
Gradually doing this for several years will reduce the shock to the
plant. Cut back three to five of the
largest branches on the azalea bush by a third to a half the size. Trim all other branches on the bush. Trimming the azalea bushes will make the
plant more healthy and maintain the beauty of the plants.
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