Everyone wants their garden to look beautiful and attractive. One of the simpler decoration options is to grow hydrangeas. The plant will not cause trouble, while it will become an exciting and interesting hobby when you want to create beautiful compositions from the bushes. The main of the important points of care is pruning hydrangea paniculata, since the plant is prone to rapid formation of shoots.

Description of the plant

In appearance and principles of care, panicle hydrangea is very similar to a tree species. She also has sprawling and powerful bushes. Flowering occurs on young shoots, the inflorescences are cone-shaped. The formation of new shoots is carried out from all points, 2-3 years old. Panicle hydrangea bushes do an excellent job with winter cold and frost. It is really possible to grow a hydrangea in the harsh conditions of the Urals and the Moscow region and even the Leningrad region. Rarely, the culture is covered for the winter.

Interesting fact. Panicle hydrangea, with proper care, has large flowers that will bloom on the tree almost throughout the season: from spring to late summer.

When forming a crown, you can choose two options: a scheme in the form of a shrub or a tree.

Why do you need to cut a plant

In principle, hydrangea can grow without crown formation. But in this case, one should not hope that she will delight with an attractive appearance and abundant colorful flowering. If you skip at least one year of flowering, then the shrub will look immediately unkempt and neglected.

Hydrangea paniculata

Also, the size of the inflorescences depends on the regularity and correctness of pruning. The quality of flowering decreases in a straight geometric progression, depending on the number of skipped trimmings.

It is necessary to carry out a regular haircut:

  • to form a beautiful and lush crown of a plant;
  • for large and beautiful flowers;
  • to obtain a lush and powerful flowering;
  • to maintain health.

Thanks to the regular bush formation procedure, the plant looks beautiful and well-groomed. The shoots will always be powerful and strong, which is important for the cold and difficult climates of the Russian area, for example, the territories of the Urals, Moscow region, St. Petersburg, and so on.

When cut

Propagation of hydrangea paniculata cuttings in summer

Pruning paniculate hydrangea is a very responsible and delicate matter. In order not to harm the plant and achieve its goal, pruning should be carried out in accordance with all the rules and within a certain period of time. During the season, two haircuts are most often carried out: in the spring to form the crown and in the fall before preparing for winter.

The main spring pruning is done at the beginning of the season, after the snow has melted, before the abundant sap flow begins. Most often this is the end of March.

In autumn, the plant is sheared towards the end of October, when it is dormant.

Spring pruning

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Most often, sanitary pruning is carried out in spring. It is performed in March. During the procedure, you need to cut off the weak, frozen over the winter, dry, damaged and the weakest branches. Cut off shoots one year old, it is worth setting aside only 3-5 points.

Note. The smallest shoots, which can lead to thickening, are subject to removal.

To revive the plant, you can update the cuts on the shoots in the spring, where the inflorescences were removed in the fall.

Important! A feature of panicle hydrangea is its thickening. The number of branches and inflorescences increases every year, which can lead to the fact that the bushes become weak and easily exposed to diseases.

Therefore, in the spring, it is very important to carry out the formation of mature bushes. During the period of sap flow, the bushes are trimmed with the formation of a beautiful neat crown. This will help achieve a more lush and abundant flowering.

Pruning hydrangea paniculata

When rejuvenating the bushes, branches growing from one point are removed, leaving only a few pieces.

The choice of pruning scheme mostly depends on the type of crown that you want to give to the bushes:

  • standard with a straight or drooping crown;
  • bush;
  • bush with a raised crown.

Important! The first option is most often used. First, the main stem is formed by removing zero shoots (growing from the ground). When the shrub reaches the desired height, crown formation is performed.

Pruning in preparation for winter

Pruning hydrangea paniculata for the winter is no less important than spring pruning. It is carried out around the end of October, when the plant is dormant. When performing formative autumn pruning during this period, do not touch the skeletal branches, only those that stick out are pruned. All dried flower panicles are removed so that thin young branches do not break under the weight of the snow.

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Since the flowering of paniculate hydrangea occurs on the shoots of the first year, the dry buds are removed from the part of the branch on which they were located.

On a note. To make the bush look magnificent on the shoots where there were flowers, 2-3 buds are left.

When rejuvenating the bush, you should remove several shoots growing from one bud, leaving only those that grow outward.

Pruning in preparation for winter

Tips for pruning

There are a number of tips and tricks that will help you trim correctly even for beginners in landscaping, the main thing – do not harm the growth of the shrub in the future:

  1. The shoots are trimmed only with a sharp pruner so as not to leave large wounds on the branches.
  2. It is not allowed to break off the branches of the bush, they should only be cut off.
  3. Shoots are cut off exclusively during the dormant period of the shrubs, while good weather should remain outside.
  4. All split hemp and cuts are treated with garden varnish so as not to get rotting.
  5. If perennial branches do not lend themselves to pruning shears, you can use a hacksaw. The saw cut should be straight and neat. It must be treated with garden varnish.
  6. The cut is performed obliquely, while an indent of 2-3 cm is made from the kidney.
  7. At an early age, it is better not to touch the bushes in the fall, but to start pruning from the age of three.
  8. If the bush is very large, rejuvenation is carried out in several stages for 2-3 years. With abundant pruning, the plant may simply die.

The best varieties for landscape design

Paniculata hydrangea has received great demand in landscape design. Thanks to its use, you can achieve lightness and airiness, beautifully decorate any area. Large flowers of shrubs, the height of which reaches 2.5 m, fit perfectly into the overall style.

The advantage of this plant is undemanding to conditions and elementary care, which is important for novice gardeners. As a result, the owner gets beautiful plants that bloom profusely throughout the summer.

Among the most popular varieties of the paniculate variety, which are ideal for use in landscape design, are:

  • Unique;
  • Pinky Winky;
  • Floribunda;
  • Matilda;
  • Grandiflora;
  • Pink Diamond et al.

With the correct cutting of hydrangeas, you can get beautiful compositions from tall flowering shrubs. Trimming the bushes will give beautiful shapes, and proper care will keep the plants healthy.