Regular pruning will be necessary to keep the desired size and shape.
Jul 09, You can rejuvenate the ligustrum by cutting it back to six to twelve inches tall in late February. New growth will come from the stump and you can trim that growth occasionally as your shrub grows back into a pleasing form.
Remember always to keep the bottom of the shrubs wider than the top so sunshine can treehaul.clubg: Martinsville VA. Late February, early March is the optimum time to perform heavy pruning on a Ligustrum. Ligustrum takes heavy pruning well. If a tree form Ligustrum has long and leggy branches and has a shaggy appearance it can be pruned quite drastically.
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Prune back the bushy top of the Ligustrum by 20 to 50%. If the Ligustrum is large in size and the branching is of heavy caliper a long handled by-pass lopper Missing: Martinsville VA. Ligustrum, viburnum or any large plant - the rule is cut only 1/3 at a time.
The thinking is that any more will put the plant into shock and you will have total die back. Pruning spurs new growth which you do not want with winter coming soon. Prune in the early treehaul.clubg: Martinsville VA. Pruning perfection.
Make your cut at a point along the branch just above the main form of the plant.
ligustrums begin budding next year’s flowers soon after the current season’s blossoms wither. Prune the plants immediately after flowering to better avoid shearing off the developing buds.
Prune for height control and the prevention of overgrowth into Missing: Martinsville VA. Dec 14, The first of many trims to get this neglected ligustrum tree at our neighborhood entrance back into a presentable and less wild shape.
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