Pieris Forest Flame Pruning

Care light pruning. If you do wish to prune your shrub this should be done immediately after flowering to ensure you do not lose next year s blooms.

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Pieris forest flame pruning

Hard pruning and remedial pruning of pieris. Foliage evergreen flowering spring soil heath soil. To keep your plant in good condition simply remove any dead branches.

Height 10 to 16 feet 3 to 5 meters climate temperate exposure part sun. Genus pieris are compact evergreen shrubs with leathery dark green leaves often brightly coloured when young and small white urn shaped flowers borne in panicles in spring. However pruning should not take place after the end of august for this can initiate new shoots which will invariably be damaged in the following winter.

Aspect north facing east facing south facing west facing. How to grow pieris forest flame plant size 4m height 2m spread. Remove dead or damaged shoots in early summer.

If pieris are pruned in summer or autumn they will forfeit the flowers for the following year but otherwise suffer no damage. Name pieris japonica family ericaceae type shrub. Pieris does not require much pruning as it is a slow growing plant.

This is best carried out in early to late spring but i have been successful to regenerate pieris by cutting back hard in late winter. Key pieris japonica facts. Remove half the length of gaunt shoots.

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