(After main frosts have finished so as not to have too much frost damage on the new emerging shoots.) It will soon start to shoot out, and the new branches can be trained or further pruned to get the desired shape. This should ideally take place just as new growth starts in mid to late spring. Use a pair of telescopic loppers and cut just below the first 'V' off shoot or 8 to 10 inch from the base, do not worry about the cut, once it is down, you can tidy up the cuts into diagonal cuts with your secateurs. Neglected Evergreen Abelias can be rejuvenated by quite hard pruning back to a main framework near ground level (as pictured on the left). My appologies, I do not have any Abelia's in my garden, but I have just hard pruned a blackberry bush, it has a similar structure, I am not in anyway trying to compare, just to give you a visual aid for the finished product. This annual prune will set the Abelia up for the season, it encourages new growth and in turn brings out the best foliage ressults.įinally, its feeding time, Abelia's like a slow release fertilizer, 10-10-10 slow-release fertilizer preferably with an additional handful of Fish, Blood and Bone Fertiliser. If it just starting to die back, trace it down to the good wood, make a 45 degree cut just above the next live bud or lateral branch. Now it is tidy, you can check for any dead stems and branches, usually they will die back to ground level, so trace the dead back and remove at ground level. ![]() This shall keep the shape for the rest of the season. Once you have shaped it, reach down into the bush and trim down these main stems, probably 6 to 9 inches below the surface. Additionally you can see the main stems pertruding from the bush, these grow quicker and longer than the rest of the foliage. ![]() I would use the hedge trimmers to reduce and the shears to shape it into a tidy ball. You can do this by hedge trimmers or manually with hedge trimmers. Ideally you will need to reduce the mass by 25% to 30%, as shown in the picture. Just after the last frosts of the year and before the new growth of spring occurs. ![]() The Annual prune is best preformed in late February or early March in the UK.
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