Should Rhododendruns be trimmed in the fall or spring?
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the ideal time for pruningrhododendrons is late winter, while the plant is dormant. However, any time between the first frost in fall and the last frost in spring (while the sap is low) willwork.
Any spring flowering shrubs should be pruned immediately after flowering to avoid cutting off next years blooms.
I prune mine after flowering, and dead-head them too. By pruning the terminal new leaf buds it stimulates the lateral buds to keep them nice and bushy. If they grow too much over summer, I prune again in late fall focusing on the new leaf buds. I have a bunch over 12' tall but very bushy.