[Sleepingpopman]

Hi all  Normally on veg page but looking for some advise with our 10 yr old
Broom shrub. It has just finished flowering which was fab' but it has now grown
far to big    When is the best time to prune it ? also about half of it is old dead
wood, can we cut back into that to get it back in shape or are we likely to loose it
if we do that, if so would we be better taking cuttings & if so where do we take
cuttings from 
Sorry lots of questions    We look forward to any replies.
Keith/Sharon.  

[Yorkie]

My RHS book says that if it's the Moroccan / Pineapple broom (cytisus battandieri), which is a semi-evergreen shrub that flowers on the current season's shoots from early - mid summer, then prune after flowering in summer.

If it's cytisus scoparius, an arching shrub flowering in late spring on the previous year's wood, then prune it early to midsummer, immediately after flowering.

Only the cytisus nigricans is different - cut back all flowered shoots by about 2/3 in spring.