Most broadleaf shrubs (such as azaleas, camellias, ligustrum, abelia, and cleyera) respond well to renewal pruning. Boxwoods, however, recover slowly and may even die when severely pruned unless the ...

Q: I recently moved to a house with Indian hawthorn, ligustrum, pittosporum, holly and dwarf yaupon. When is the best time to prune them, and how much can I cut them back? G.F.,Beaumont A: The ...

CORVALLIS – Moderate pruning of highbush blueberries done every year can make the difference between a mediocre and a bumper crop – and produce higher quality berries. Highbush blueberry, a ...

Answer: Give your hedge the needed pruning but soon. You can reduce both the height and width of the ligustrum planting at this time so it can produce and mature new shoots and foliage before winter.

Question: We have several ligustrums growing as bushes that we would like to use as trees. What pruning and care is needed to produce the tree forms? Answer: Start the training by selecting one or … ...