As much as I dislike the contemporary hydrangeas, they really are more forgiving with their.

Apr 02, The only time you cannot prune this particular hydrangea trees in the summer when the hydrangea is preparing to bloom. Many people who use this variety to create a hedge around the garden will typically cut back within a few inches off the ground during the fall just so that the plants don’t become aesthetically displeasing during the treegrinding.barted Reading Time: 2 mins.

Sep 04, A hydrangea tree is in fact a panicled or PG hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata) specially pruned to take on a treelike shape. In the summer, it forms at the tip of its branches large elongated clusters of white or lime-green flowers, depending on the cultivar, which gradually become pink or even reddish through the fall. Feb 10, Panicle hydrangeas are unique in that they are the only type of hydrangeas that can be pruned into a tree-form.

The process of training a panicle hydrangea into a tree starts when the shrub is young. This is usually done by the grower or nursery, rather than by the home gardener – you can buy tree-form shrubs from the nursery.