Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Growing => General Gardening => Topic started by: Yorkie on January 27, 2019, 15:57
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I have an evergreen shrub which is variegated. It's now about 5' tall and about 4' diameter, and needs to be smaller.
When would be a good idea to prune it? Winter or summer? It's got small leaves but don't ask me to name it!!
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If it's a euonymus (you'd have to look it up) I just treat mine like a hedge (which after about 20 years they are!)
They get clipped and shaped with the hedge trimmer at the same time I do the privet - they seem to be nearly as long-suffering and I'm actually rather fond of them. :wub:
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Thanks JayG :)
I have my suspicions that it's not a euonymus - the leaves are smaller than the euonymus I've got, and it's a circular rather than flat shrub, self-supporting.
I'll try to research what it is / take a photo when it's light.
Out of interest, when do you prune your euonymus?
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Does it flower at all?
I’d prune in mid spring, as if it was a hydrangea
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Does it have black stems? Possibly a Pittosporum, as that has smaller leaves than Euonymis? If so, pruning at the start of Spring to bring it to the height/shape you want works well, and new leaves grow quite quickly. They are fairly forgiving of a little haircut in the Summer too
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Definitely not a hydrangea, don't think it has black stems. I'll take a piccie in the daylight!!