Hydrangea needs to prune the old branches and leaves that bloomed the previous year in time, and the new hydrangea will continue to bloom on the previous branches and leaves. Usually, you can choose to prune in spring and autumn. When pruning, you can cut off diseased branches and leaves, broken branches and leaves, slender branches and leaves, or you can prune them appropriately according to the shape of hydrangea. Let's learn more about the pruning method of hydrangea.

1. Prune diseased branches and leaves

Hydrangea will suffer from diseases during its growth, so it is inevitable that there will be residual branches to damage the leaves. Prune in time after discovery to prevent diseased leaves from absorbing nutrients and crowding out the growth of other normal leaves. There is no specific method for pruning the branches and leaves of hydrangea disease, but only pruning the roots of diseased branches and leaves to avoid normal branches and leaves and flowers.

Prune dead leaves

When the hydrangea is found dead and withered, it should be trimmed in time, usually under the flowers. Because the growth of hydrangea needs a lot of nutrients, and the appearance of litter will directly affect the growth of healthy flowers. In addition, there will be dead branches after hydrangea blooms, so we should observe them first. When healthy buds appear, they should be pruned.

Prune branches and leaves.

Hydrangea pruning is divided into two periods: Spring and Autumn. As long as the appearance is beautiful, it can be pruned at will. Because hydrangea always blooms from spring to autumn, it is very important to trim its beautiful shape. Spring is the early stage of flowering, so pruning should start from the bud point to avoid damaging the bud point and affecting its flowering; In autumn, these flowers can be pruned according to their lush leaves.