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Pruning Berberis - Deciduous Types.
How and when to prune Berberis. Information and advice
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Before you prune your Berberis, get a tough pair of gloves! The thorns
are very invasive, and it is difficult to to prune Berberis without
suffering.
Deciduous Berberis need pruning at different times to the evergreen
varieties. We take you through the process of pruning, at the right
time, done in the right way.
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Berberis thunbergii and all other deciduous
Berberis need pruning right after they have finished flowering -
late spring or early summer. This group
of Berberis make their flower buds the year before they actually
flower, so it is important to allow the flowering wood as much
time as possible to produce suitable branches for flowering the
next year. If you prune these Berberis too late in the year,
then they will not have time to do this. Together with this, if
you prune these Berberis too early (before flowering in spring)
you will prune out all of the flower buds for the current year.
Right after flowering, prune out all of the
flowered stems - pruning well back into the shrub. At least one
third of the newly flowered stem should be cut out. It will soon
then produce vigorous new stems to grow through the summer -
ready for flowering the following spring early summer season.
During this pruning operation, it will also be
good practice to cut out some of the older stems each year - by
pruning right down to ground level. Around one third of the old
stems should be pruned down in this manner.
This will make for a ready supply of new
vigorous growth for flowering in following seasons. |
Prune the following Berberis in this manner >> Berberis
thunbergii types - atropurpurea, Bagatelle, Aurea, Crimson Pygmy, Golden
Ring, Rosy Glow, Sparkle, and all others in the thunberdii group.
B. Ottawensis types, B. aggregata, B. dictophylla, B. jamesiana, B.
Rubrostilla, B.
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