How to prune chinese honeysuckle

After the main flowering flush, typically late summer to early autumn. Cut all flowered shoots back to two or three buds from the main stems or framework. Remove dead, weak, or crossing growth entirely. Tie in strong new shoots to their support structure.

Annually after flowering. Chinese Honeysuckle (Combretum indicum) is the same plant as Rangoon Creeper and needs the same approach — annual pruning after flowering to control vigorous growth and stimulate new flowering wood. Cut back flowered shoots to a framework of main stems. It tolerates hard cutting and will regrow strongly.

Cut all flowered shoots back to two or three buds from the main stems or framework. Remove dead, weak, or crossing growth entirely. Tie in strong new shoots to their support structure.