In article , Joanne
writes
3 years ago I planted a wiegela and a ribes. They are still fairly small;
the wiegela is approx 3 feet high, and the ribes approx 4 feet. Do I prune
them now, or should I wait until they're more mature in a year or two?

With both these you prune them after they have flowered.
Cut back the stems that have flowered to vigorous young growths
developing lower down on the main stems and remove any weak growth.
--
Jane Ransom in Lancaster.
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but if you need to email me for any other reason, put ransoms
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In article , Joanne
writes
3 years ago I planted a wiegela and a ribes. They are still fairly
small;
the wiegela is approx 3 feet high, and the ribes approx 4 feet. Do I
prune
them now, or should I wait until they're more mature in a year or two?

With both these you prune them after they have flowered.
Cut back the stems that have flowered to vigorous young growths
developing lower down on the main stems and remove any weak growth.


Thanks, Jane. The shrubs are still fairly small, so should I let them grow
on for a year or so before I begin their annual pruning? Or do I prune them
now even though they're still fairly young and small?

Thanks.

In article , Joanne
writes
3 years ago I planted a wiegela and a ribes. They are still fairly small;
the wiegela is approx 3 feet high, and the ribes approx 4 feet. Do I prune
them now, or should I wait until they're more mature in a year or two?

With both these you prune them after they have flowered.
Cut back the stems that have flowered to vigorous young growths
developing lower down on the main stems and remove any weak growth.
--
Jane Ransom in Lancaster.
I won't respond to private emails that are on topic for urg
but if you need to email me for any other reason, put ransoms
at jandg dot demon dot co dot uk where you see

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In article , Joanne
writes
3 years ago I planted a wiegela and a ribes. They are still fairly
small;
the wiegela is approx 3 feet high, and the ribes approx 4 feet. Do I
prune
them now, or should I wait until they're more mature in a year or two?

With both these you prune them after they have flowered.
Cut back the stems that have flowered to vigorous young growths
developing lower down on the main stems and remove any weak growth.


Thanks, Jane. The shrubs are still fairly small, so should I let them grow
on for a year or so before I begin their annual pruning? Or do I prune them
now even though they're still fairly young and small?

Thanks.

In article , Joanne
writes
3 years ago I planted a wiegela and a ribes. They are still fairly small;
the wiegela is approx 3 feet high, and the ribes approx 4 feet. Do I prune
them now, or should I wait until they're more mature in a year or two?

With both these you prune them after they have flowered.
Cut back the stems that have flowered to vigorous young growths
developing lower down on the main stems and remove any weak growth.
--
Jane Ransom in Lancaster.
I won't respond to private emails that are on topic for urg
but if you need to email me for any other reason, put ransoms
at jandg dot demon dot co dot uk where you see

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In article , Joanne
writes
3 years ago I planted a wiegela and a ribes. They are still fairly
small;
the wiegela is approx 3 feet high, and the ribes approx 4 feet. Do I
prune
them now, or should I wait until they're more mature in a year or two?

With both these you prune them after they have flowered.
Cut back the stems that have flowered to vigorous young growths
developing lower down on the main stems and remove any weak growth.


Thanks, Jane. The shrubs are still fairly small, so should I let them grow
on for a year or so before I begin their annual pruning? Or do I prune them
now even though they're still fairly young and small?

Thanks.

'Joanne',

Just tidy them up and encourage them to be compact as opposed to being
straggly. Depends on your desires and the size of the area at your
disposal.

Regards,
Emrys Davies.




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In article , Joanne
writes
3 years ago I planted a wiegela and a ribes. They are still fairly
small;
the wiegela is approx 3 feet high, and the ribes approx 4 feet. Do
I
prune
them now, or should I wait until they're more mature in a year or
two?

With both these you prune them after they have flowered.
Cut back the stems that have flowered to vigorous young growths
developing lower down on the main stems and remove any weak growth.


Thanks, Jane. The shrubs are still fairly small, so should I let them
grow
on for a year or so before I begin their annual pruning? Or do I
prune them
now even though they're still fairly young and small?

Thanks.

"Joanne" wrote in message
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"Jane Ransom" wrote in message
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In article , Joanne
writes
3 years ago I planted a wiegela and a ribes. They are still
fairly
small;
the wiegela is approx 3 feet high, and the ribes approx 4 feet.
Do I
prune
them now, or should I wait until they're more mature in a year or
two?

With both these you prune them after they have flowered.
Cut back the stems that have flowered to vigorous young growths
developing lower down on the main stems and remove any weak
growth.


Thanks, Jane. The shrubs are still fairly small, so should I let
them grow
on for a year or so before I begin their annual pruning? Or do I
prune them
now even though they're still fairly young and small?

I would leave the plants you mentioned unpruned until they have almost
reached the space you have allotted them.
The don't *have* to be pruned. They are pruned only to keep them
within bounds.

Franz