How to prune nandina?
How to prune nandina (heavenly bamboo)?
Mine has a scrub shape but then there are a few new tender shoots sticking out from the top, it looks non-uniform and ugly. I heard you prune back the old canes 8-12" off the ground, but what would it do for the height? How can I get new growth to a uniform height? In my old house, I didn't know what they were, I just cut off the stalks all top height wise, the top looked like vertical sticks for a couple of years (real ugly) but after a couple of years it regrew nicely.. maybe it took that long because we didn't have a sprinkler for that area.. or maybe I cut off too much. |
The foliage naturally grows mainly at the top. Thus, if you
want a sheared, uniform hedge, nandina is not a good choice. In my opinion, cutting the canes to different heights will produce the most attractive result. When pruned this way, foliage will fill in at the various levels, and the effect can striking. jj3000 wrote: How to prune nandina (heavenly bamboo)? Mine has a scrub shape but then there are a few new tender shoots sticking out from the top, it looks non-uniform and ugly. Mike Prager On the North Carolina coast - Zone 8a (Remove spam traps from email address to reply.) |
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