How to prune ceanothus 'puget blue'

Immediately after flowering, typically May to June. Shorten flowered shoots by up to one-third, cutting only into soft green growth where buds are visible. If a stem shows no green, do not cut it — remove entirely back to a healthy junction instead. Replacement is usually preferable to renovation for overgrown specimens.

Annually after flowering; otherwise minimal. Yes, but with a light touch. 'Puget Blue' is a spring-flowering evergreen Ceanothus that cannot regenerate from old bare wood — hard pruning will kill branches or the whole plant. Confine pruning to trimming soft green shoots by up to one-third immediately after the intense spring flush fades.

Shorten flowered shoots by up to one-third, cutting only into soft green growth where buds are visible. If a stem shows no green, do not cut it — remove entirely back to a healthy junction instead. Replacement is usually preferable to renovation for overgrown specimens.