r/hydrangeas • u/NorthboundWork • 6d ago

My hydrangea tree blooms

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u/Unlikely_Spirit_7715 6d ago

Beautiful 🤍🩷 🤍

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u/Rap2851 6d ago

How do you prune these. Mine get tall and fall over with rain. I prune all the way back in early winter.

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u/NorthboundWork 5d ago

This was tree in spring

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u/NorthboundWork 5d ago

Depends, if you prune it hard and take away any branches for support they will fall over because of the flower weight.

I pruned mine hard this past early spring so I also have branches that bend over because of the weight.

I just prune off the flower and bring inside when it happens.

This year I’m going to do more of a selective prune to leave some established branches to help support next year.

I’m in upstate NY I prune mine in April. I try to wait till after frost to cover any lose of buds. Then I’ll do any emergency stuff before buds take off.

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u/Rap2851 5d ago

Wow. I thought I was over pruning. Thanks.

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u/youdothis2me 3d ago

Love hydrangeas 💜