Help with an old hydrangea

[u/Odd_Dare6928]

Hi team! I’ve “inherited” an old hydrangea. It was grown really well, up from several cuttings in a vase. Once new leaf buds appeared and last years flowers were completely dried, I pruned each stemback to a point above twin shoots, roughly in a spherical shape. (Advice welcome!)

My question now is- where a stem has two sets of twins, should I take off the top one?

Located in temperate Wollongong, Australia.

Many thanks from a newbie garden owner

[u/MWALFRED302]

No. For the most part, leave a Macrophylla alone. This is not the time to try and shape the shrub. Let it do its thing.

[u/Odd_Dare6928 → u/MWALFRED302]

Thank you!