How To Prune Hummingbird Summersweet Shrub. Prune broken dead or diseased branches as soon as they appear. This plant blooms on new wood so you can go nuts if that is prudent.
If your seeing new growth the roots most likely survived and your shrub should recover. In winter remove some of the older stems leaving the strongest suckers. Pruning Pruning group 1.
Cut off damaged diseased or crossing canes from Hummingbird summersweet whenever you notice them.
Sweetly scented summer-blooming flowers and seed capsules that. Do not leave any stub or it will attract pests and disease. Pruning should be done in early spring before leafing out. Early spring just after new leaves have begun to emerge is usually the best pruning time.
