95+ Cotoneaster Hedge Pruning

In fact the shorter varieties of cotoneaster are creepers without upright branches. Cotoneaster looks best when allowed to take its natural arching form.

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They grow 10 to 12 feet tall. Hedge cotoneaster can be sheared as a formal hedge but many flowered cotoneaster develops a naturally rounded shape that is best left alone. As it extends upward and outward a good pair of electric or manual hedge trimmers will shape your hedge into a thing of beauty. Give cotoneaster a light pruning any time of year.

The cotoneaster shrub grows quickly and you ll need to prune it back in the 2nd year of growth. Use a light hand when pruning because overzealous pruning will destroy its natural shape. Bugs will not present a problem for this plant nor will the mosquitoes make this their permanent home. Small pink blooms give way to dark red almost black berries in fall.

Cotoneaster is not one of those shrubs that requires pruning to develop vigorous strong branches. The best time for pruning is in early. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 2 through 6 where they produce pink flowers in spring deep green foliage in summer. Cotoneaster can bear pruning well and can even be pruned back severely if need be always within this time frame of course.

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