Timming an azalea bush?
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Barb brown
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When is a good time in lower michigan to trim an azalea bush and how?
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Don't trim it yet!! You will be cutting off the buds for next year's flowers unless you wait until after it blooms in the spring!
They should be pruned after they flower, so Spring or early summer. Here are some more tips on how to do it - https://www.southernliving.com/home-garden/gardens/azalea-pruning-tips
I'm in NE Ohio and I just cut mine back, which I do every year at this time and they bloom beautifully come summer.
I agree to cut after they bloom is correct. But if your bush is particularly overgrown with those shoots that pop out of the top...cut them a bit shorter or trim off the tallest ones. You will still have enough flowers come Spring and a better looking bush until then.