How to prune jasminum nudiflorum

Immediately after flowering, late winter to early spring. Cut all flowered shoots back to within two or three buds of the main framework using sharp loppers or pruners. Every few years, remove the oldest woody stems entirely at the base to renovate the plant.

Annually after flowering. Jasminum nudiflorum (winter jasmine) flowers on the previous season's green shoots, so always prune immediately after flowering ends in late winter or early spring. Cut flowered shoots back hard — by up to two-thirds — to encourage a dense thicket of new stems that will carry next winter's blooms. Regular pruning is essential for good display.

Cut all flowered shoots back to within two or three buds of the main framework using sharp loppers or pruners. Every few years, remove the oldest woody stems entirely at the base to renovate the plant.