Pruning Group 11

Vigorous Climbers

Climbers and wall shrubs need regular pruning in order to maintain their shape and vitality. Vigorous climbers don’t need a lot of pruning, normally just to keep their shape.

When to prune -

• Plants that flower on the current season’s growth are often pruned in late winter or early spring.

What to prune -

• Trim to maintain shape

• branches are diseased, damaged or dead (the three Ds).

• branches are congested or crossing each other.

• branches are growing in unwanted directions (e.g. in toward the centre of the plant)