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Prune just after the flowers fade: It is suggested to keep pruning to a minimum on old wood except for removing dead or diseased branches. Bigleaf and mountain hydrangeas are members of this category.

‘While snowball bushes can tolerate hard pruning, it's best to avoid cutting back more than 1/3 of the plant's total growth at once to avoid added stress,’ she warns.

But here’s the surprise — it’s not a hydrangea at all. It’s a viburnum. More specifically, this particular variety is Viburnum opulus, commonly known as the snowball bush.

Pruning helps to clear away the old and make room for new growth, but timing is everything. Here are the 7 plants to prune now March is here.

BEGIN PRUNING: First, go through the bush with sharp pruners and remove all twiggy growth inside of the plant and around the base. This material, even though it is alive, will not produce good fruit.