Finally a good explanation of what is new or old wood when it comes to hydrangeas! I lost count to how many videos watched and articles read without getting any closer to any conclusion about my own plants. They're old wood type then! Thanks so much for this!
Oh thank you so much for this info! We have a Hydrangea bush that has never flowered because I can’t keep my dad (who’s 93) from cutting it all back in the fall! I’m going to really keep an eye on him this year and make sure he leaves it alone so HOPEFULLY next year we can get some blooms! lol
Thank you for this! I’m new to gardening and planted two hydrangeas last summer and living in New England, I was worried about them coming back, but I recently saw little buds like in your video so this made it really easy to understand what I need to do!
Thanks for posting the clear and easy to understand guidance. I have struggled with what to prune and when so I usually do nothing. Lol! This motivates me to get pruning.
Thank you thanku I now understand about mew growth and old I truly understand I have big for about five years and I got flowers once so thank again an am from the Caribbean Trinidad and Tobago
I have a very old hydrangea that I've been very patient with, but has yet to produce more than 2 flowers! I even moved it one year in the hope that a better area with more sun would spur some growth. I have more "sticks" than anything else. I'm going to use your method of pruning and give it one last attempt. The video was very clear and simple as to what I need to do, so fingers crossed!!!
Ugh! I JUST trimmed my blue/pink hydrangea to about 10". 😢 So many branches were split and I got carried away. Saw that green fresh at the base and thought it was the new.
Thanks for Your GREAT explanation been looking for this forever I have a mini-mave invincible it's only a year old and I just got leaves this year it was only 4 inches when I put in last fall they say it takes a minute for the root system to do it thing my question is going into winter I'm in Michigan do I need to do anything to it I know to put the mulch down do I need to cut it now or when it becomes spring and how much off the top do I cut down in inches please thank you keep up the good work
Hello, kelly! Thanks for this video! Have you ever planted a hydrangea on a slope? Will it grow upwards, upright, after compensating for the slope? Or is it going to droop over down the incline and tip over if I don't assist it and growing upwards? It's not a huge incline. Maybe 35°
Excellent video. I hope this solves my blooming problem. What zone are you in? I am in the northern zone. At what time in the spring are you doing the pruning!
I have lots of old and new growth on my hydrangeas, do you recommend I keep the new growth around the base? Or prune it so that that it encourages growth to the taller old stems?
Im totally a newbie on flowers in general and I think I have a annabelle kind. I have been trimming just like you, right above the bud. But do I have to do it at an angle? Also, I see buds that are green and buds that are purple. Are the purple ones real buds or dead buds? I also have some sickly leaves (black and purple stains) so I have been trimming the branches where the leaves are down to the first bud where I dont see purple stains/sickly look branch. Is that right or should I trim the whole branch? Also, are these green with some purple branches and leaves sick? Sorry so many questions! Heheh Thank you in advance for your time
We were fertilizing ours.... no blooms a couple years ago. Stopped fertilizing them, go some blooms last year. This year??? Even more. Have you been fertilizing yours?
i was repotting mine.. i cut the bottom with many roots..will the hardwood with roots from the bottom (the one i cut) grow new leaves or not?? the other one with the whole plant still has many roots with it..
I’m in NC, 7b and have a hydrangea that blooms blue Annabelle style blooms. It blooms on new wood that has sprouted off of old wood. So I prune based on the guidelines for hydrangeas that bloom on OLD WOOD, right?? Thank you!!
I do have another quick question my neighbor has a hydrangea I know I've seen it Bloom before it's been years and years ago and now every year it just grows and it's just green leaves it's a big plant it doesn't Bloom any flowers anymore I know the leaves are smoothies they're in the shape of maybe a pine tree and I was just wondering what should I do to help her chittod just be all cut down it's nothing on the wood at all just green leaves matter of fact it looks just like this shrub you working on now it's just a little bigger but it's all Woody like that when it's going dormant for the season and then went spring pops up it just grows green leaves
I have old hydrangeas that won't bloom. I live in Ohio and didn't prune this year or last year. I only have new growth nothing on the old sticks have shoots. What would your suggestion be if nothing blooms this year. Should I cut them completely down next spring?
I have the Endless Summer ones that flower on both the new and old growth. Which will flower first? The new growth from the base looks much bigger and further along. Thanks.
Depends on your zone. ES are root hardy to zone 3 but only bud hardy to ~zone 6 and hotter. If you’re zone 3-5/6, don’t expect any blooms from the old wood. If you’re in a warm area where the winter won’t kill buds, the old wood will bloom first, then a second flush from new growth
@@ld4028 Finally, someone has put this all in perspective for me. How I found your comment I don't know, but I'm in zone 5 and my old wood does NOTHING!!haha
Hi, I have propagated few hydrangea stems and leaves started to grow. As winter is approaching so I am wondering shall i keep them outside where temperature reaches to zero sometimes or instead bring them inside. Thanks #mmsrasoyiworld
Didn't help at all. I thought some hydrangeas need pruning in the spring, some in the fall. How to tell them apart? Or does this not matter. Mine are pink -- how do I know if they are pink only, or pink &/or blue? Actually they are white but turned pink later in the season.
I’m getting new growth from the bottom of mine, but no growth on the stick part. Does anyone know why? I’m about ready to dig it up and replace it with something else.
Beau Wilson I’m in zone 5. If it’s not going to survive our winters it shouldn’t be sold in our stores. 😞 I have seen one where my mother lives and theirs is budding on the stems.
I'm in zone 5b as well and I also see only new growth and plenty of dead sticks on my endless summer. I see many people in my area having huge hydragena bushes, so I do not know why mine is not growing on old wood.
By far the simplest video on how/when to prune hydrangeas.
Omg!!! Finally a perfect explanation of old and new wood growth and how and where to cut exactly. THANK YOU 😊
Finally a good explanation of what is new or old wood when it comes to hydrangeas! I lost count to how many videos watched and articles read without getting any closer to any conclusion about my own plants. They're old wood type then! Thanks so much for this!
Really right I been looking for this kind of explanation forever yayyyy
OMG is the right response. This is short and to the point. Thank you!!!
The BEST explanation on how to prune hydrangeas.
You showed us clearly the difference. We saw. We didn't just hear you tell us. Thank you. I am more confident now.
That’s the best explanation I’ve seen. Thank you.
Thank you!! You have cleared all of my confusion!! Very helpful video.
Thank you for explaining the new and old growth, I was confused about that and looking for an answer until I saw your site.❤️
The best video for understanding old & new growth on hydrangeas
Oh thank you so much for this info! We have a Hydrangea bush that has never flowered because I can’t keep my dad (who’s 93) from cutting it all back in the fall! I’m going to really keep an eye on him this year and make sure he leaves it alone so HOPEFULLY next year we can get some blooms! lol
Thank you for this! I’m new to gardening and planted two hydrangeas last summer and living in New England, I was worried about them coming back, but I recently saw little buds like in your video so this made it really easy to understand what I need to do!
Thanks for posting the clear and easy to understand guidance. I have struggled with what to prune and when so I usually do nothing. Lol! This motivates me to get pruning.
I've been researching how to prune and get an explanation of old snd new growth. Your video really educated me. Thank you
Good explanation in short time. Easy to understand you too. Thanks
Thank you! You really answer my question
Thanks! I was just about to throw my hydrangeas away. I did exactly what you instructed and they look really good.
Great! Clear and concise explanation
Hydrangea always lovely outdoors plants .
I agree! This is the best video. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you thanku I now understand about mew growth and old I truly understand I have big for about five years and I got flowers once so thank again an am from the Caribbean Trinidad and Tobago
Thank you very much
This video is what I’m looking for 🌸🌸🌸🌸
My best friend, that's a great video. I will always cheer for you in Korea I'm looking forward to a great video. Have a nice day.
That was very helpful! Thank you!
Thank you! I was so confused!
Thank you! Succinct and well explained.
Thank you just what I needed to know
I have a very old hydrangea that I've been very patient with, but has yet to produce more than 2 flowers! I even moved it one year in the hope that a better area with more sun would spur some growth. I have more "sticks" than anything else. I'm going to use your method of pruning and give it one last attempt. The video was very clear and simple as to what I need to do, so fingers crossed!!!
How did the pruning go for you?
@@Bkrunz No luck -- I've replaced it with a new hydrangea and I have a lots of buds on the new shrub. Looking forward to seeing it bloom!!
Ugh! I JUST trimmed my blue/pink hydrangea to about 10". 😢 So many branches were split and I got carried away. Saw that green fresh at the base and thought it was the new.
Love this video
Simply explained. Thank you.
Finally. Thank you!!
Thank you!❤
Excellent video 👍
Thank you, simple to understand 😊
Thank you!
Thanks for Your GREAT explanation been looking for this forever I have a mini-mave invincible it's only a year old and I just got leaves this year it was only 4 inches when I put in last fall they say it takes a minute for the root system to do it thing my question is going into winter I'm in Michigan do I need to do anything to it I know to put the mulch down do I need to cut it now or when it becomes spring and how much off the top do I cut down in inches please thank you keep up the good work
Thank you!!
Great explanation. Make us a video on how to fertilize them and change their colors please and which product you recommend.
Add bone meal if you want blue flowers.
U explain very nice thanks
Great help full help full explanation i love you mua mua
Very helpful thank you
Hello, kelly! Thanks for this video! Have you ever planted a hydrangea on a slope? Will it grow upwards, upright, after compensating for the slope? Or is it going to droop over down the incline and tip over if I don't assist it and growing upwards? It's not a huge incline. Maybe 35°
What about a new plant that has bloomed and now has only old dead blooms? Ok to cut off the spent blooms?
Thank you
Excellent video. I hope this solves my blooming problem. What zone are you in? I am in the northern zone. At what time in the spring are you doing the pruning!
Thanks at last I got it! Are you trimming during fall ? Or early winter?
Good information
Great video. What do the hollow branches mean? Are they dead or will they still grow? My 2 hydrangeas both have some hollowed sticks
They're done, remove em
I have lots of old and new growth on my hydrangeas, do you recommend I keep the new growth around the base? Or prune it so that that it encourages growth to the taller old stems?
Im totally a newbie on flowers in general and I think I have a annabelle kind.
I have been trimming just like you, right above the bud. But do I have to do it at an angle?
Also, I see buds that are green and buds that are purple. Are the purple ones real buds or dead buds?
I also have some sickly leaves (black and purple stains) so I have been trimming the branches where the leaves are down to the first bud where I dont see purple stains/sickly look branch. Is that right or should I trim the whole branch?
Also, are these green with some purple branches and leaves sick?
Sorry so many questions! Heheh
Thank you in advance for your time
Thumbs up ❤️
We were fertilizing ours.... no blooms a couple years ago. Stopped fertilizing them, go some blooms last year. This year??? Even more.
Have you been fertilizing yours?
i was repotting mine.. i cut the bottom with many roots..will the hardwood with roots from the bottom (the one i cut) grow new leaves or not?? the other one with the whole plant still has many roots with it..
How about the very top part that has leaves on it, should i cut in? Below from it are the new buds coming out..
I’m in NC, 7b and have a hydrangea that blooms blue Annabelle style blooms. It blooms on new wood that has sprouted off of old wood. So I prune based on the guidelines for hydrangeas that bloom on OLD WOOD, right?? Thank you!!
I do have another quick question my neighbor has a hydrangea I know I've seen it Bloom before it's been years and years ago and now every year it just grows and it's just green leaves it's a big plant it doesn't Bloom any flowers anymore I know the leaves are smoothies they're in the shape of maybe a pine tree and I was just wondering what should I do to help her chittod just be all cut down it's nothing on the wood at all just green leaves matter of fact it looks just like this shrub you working on now it's just a little bigger but it's all Woody like that when it's going dormant for the season and then went spring pops up it just grows green leaves
I have old hydrangeas that won't bloom. I live in Ohio and didn't prune this year or last year. I only have new growth nothing on the old sticks have shoots. What would your suggestion be if nothing blooms this year. Should I cut them completely down next spring?
Does this go true for the white ones too?
I have the Endless Summer ones that flower on both the new and old growth. Which will flower first? The new growth from the base looks much bigger and further along. Thanks.
Depends on your zone. ES are root hardy to zone 3 but only bud hardy to ~zone 6 and hotter. If you’re zone 3-5/6, don’t expect any blooms from the old wood. If you’re in a warm area where the winter won’t kill buds, the old wood will bloom first, then a second flush from new growth
@@ld4028 Finally, someone has put this all in perspective for me. How I found your comment I don't know, but I'm in zone 5 and my old wood does NOTHING!!haha
Hi, I have propagated few hydrangea stems and leaves started to grow. As winter is approaching so I am wondering shall i keep them outside where temperature reaches to zero sometimes or instead bring them inside. Thanks #mmsrasoyiworld
Didn't help at all. I thought some hydrangeas need pruning in the spring, some in the fall. How to tell them apart? Or does this not matter. Mine are pink -- how do I know if they are pink only, or pink &/or blue? Actually they are white but turned pink later in the season.
I’m getting new growth from the bottom of mine, but no growth on the stick part. Does anyone know why? I’m about ready to dig it up and replace it with something else.
what zone are you in? Plant may be killing off every year if it gets to cold in winter and the plant is not suited for your climate zone in winter.
Beau Wilson I’m in zone 5. If it’s not going to survive our winters it shouldn’t be sold in our stores. 😞 I have seen one where my mother lives and theirs is budding on the stems.
I'm in zone 5b as well and I also see only new growth and plenty of dead sticks on my endless summer. I see many people in my area having huge hydragena bushes, so I do not know why mine is not growing on old wood.
In how many days , the new leaf comes after cutting?
6 weeks
What about a new plant that has bloomed and now has only old dead blooms? Ok to cut off the spent blooms?