US EditionHow to manage shrub dieback to encourage new growth
- A rough winter caused significant injury to many viburnum shrubs, leading homeowners to prune damaged branches in spring 2025 around their properties.
- The upper branches suffered winter injury while the shrub bases often remained healthy, allowing potential new growth if the cambium layer is still bright green under bark scratch tests.
- Viburnums grow woody and benefit from rejuvenation pruning every few years, which involves cutting shrubs back severely to about three inches above ground to promote vigor.
- Pruning succeeds at least 95% of the time, although results are not guaranteed, and if little new growth appears by early June, heavy pruning becomes the best remedy.
- Severe pruning offers a practical way to restore uniform shrub health and appearance, encouraging homeowners to give their viburnums a strong chance to rebound after winter damage.
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How to manage shrub dieback to encourage new growth
Q: Three shrubs in front of our electric box haven’t fully leafed out, and large sections are bare. This happened last year, and we waited until fall to trim it back, but couldn’t get as close to the ground as we hoped. This year, even more branches are bare. Should we do more trimming? Is there hope that it will all come back? — Christine N. A: The shrubs appear to be dwarf viburnums. The winter was rough on many shrubs, and homeowners have bee…
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