When to Prune May Bush?

Many hydrangea types bloom on old wood, including pink, blue, or white mopheads and lacecaps, or oakleaf forms. Prune these types of hydrangeas before midsummer. If you prune them in winter or early spring, you'll be removing flower buds.

How do you prune a May Bush?

Pruning: May bush is a reasonably low maintenance hardy shrub but to keep it from looking scruffy prune straight after flowering so that plenty of growth will occur for flowers to develop the following year.

When should bushes be cut back?

Summer is the best time to remove dead branches when they stand out. Prune spring-flowering trees and shrubs right after they finish flowering in spring. Trees and shrubs that bloom during summer and into autumn are best pruned in later winter or early spring as soon as their annual growth begins.