(Download) Trimming Juniper Shrubs

While overgrown juniper pruning has its limits it is possible to trim your plant down to a more manageable shape.

Trimming juniper shrubs. You can also remove any branches that are overlapping or sticking out too far. Use a sharp bypass lopper to prune away dead and damaged limbs throughout the year. This is particularly true if. One good place to start is the removal of any dead or leafless branches these can be cut off at the trunk. Cut branches at a 45 degree angle to the trunk of the juniper. The problem with juniper shrubs evergreen shrubs like holly or photinia have plenty of dormant buds beneath their bark. Check over the branches of your juniper shrub for signs of dead diseased or damaged branches.

Prune junipers annually to correct their shape. Diseased or damaged branches bear physical discoloration wounding or other markings. Use a sharp pruning saw to cut larger limbs. Junipers are hardy shrubs that can take severe pruning but it is possible to kill them by pruning them back too far. This makes a clean crisp cut that heals easily. In the springtime it s easier to see the general shape of the tree and cut the branches without having to worry about accidentally harming new growth. Prune juniper annually to maintain a nice size and shape and keep the plant healthy.

They tend to develop a dead zone in the center. Always prune in the late spring once frost danger has passed.