Pruning a giant snowball bush
14 years ago
I let this one get away from me! My snowball bush is so tall it can hardly hold itself up. It's higher than my neighbor's roof. While I love the screening, I know I have to tackle the pruning, but I'm not sure how to begin...
Chainsaw the whole thing? Prune one-third? How high should I make the cuts? I don't want to go at it so harshly that it makes big sucker branches! Any suggestions?
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