Ahead, experts share their tips for when and how to prune the most popular types of hydrangeas: bigleaf, oakleaf, panicle, smooth, and mountain. David Becker of The Farm at Green Village ...

Ballato notes, “Pruning too aggressively can lead to disappointing results, especially with bigleaf varieties.” Oakleaf hydrangeas (Hydrangea quercifolia) are another old wood bloomer with ...

Their small size (2 to 4 feet) means that pruning is not needed very often. Ruby Slippers oakleaf hydrangeas. (Wikimedia Commons) • Oakleaf hydrangeas (H. quercifolia), as the name suggests ...

If you're wondering which types of hydrangeas bloom all summer and how to promote flowering, we're here to help. Here's what ...

Pruning from late fall forward will limit bloom. Oakleaf hydrangeas’ flowers are produced on old wood. They bloom in June, but the flowers remain throughout the summer, gradually changing from ...

To maintain their showy blooms, hydrangeas require fertile soil that’s rich in organic matter. Though they grow best in ...

Pruning hydrangeas can seem confusing ... While some hydrangeas flower on new wood, others flower on old wood. Bigleaf, oakleaf and mountain hydrangeas flower on old wood, while panicle and ...

Certain other hydrangeas that flower on old wood are pruned after they bloom in summer - such as when you prune an oakleaf hydrangea. However, as mophead hydrangeas require only a light touch when ...

SO, OAK LEAF HYDRANGEA IS 100% WOODY PLANT. YOU CAN SEE THE LAST YEAR'S FLOWERS ON IT. YOU CAN SEE THE NEW FLOWER BUDS ON IT. THE ONLY REASON YOU HAVE TO DO ANY PRUNING AT ALL IN AN OAK LEAF ...

In general, old wood hydrangeas require little pruning. If desired, you can lightly prune oakleaf, climbing, and mountain hydrangeas to shape plants after flowering is complete. Simply trim back ...