How to prune mountain pieris

After flowering in spring. Deadhead spent racemes by cutting back to the nearest healthy side shoot. Remove any dead stems to healthy wood. Keep pruning minimal — Mountain Pieris is slower to regenerate than Japanese Pieris.

Annually for deadheading; otherwise prune only when damage or congestion demands it. Mountain Pieris (Pieris floribunda) is a slow-growing, compact shrub that needs little or no pruning. Remove spent flower clusters after the white spring bloom to tidy the plant. Cut out any dead or winter-damaged stems in late spring. Light shaping is occasionally appropriate after bloom. It does not tolerate hard cutting into old, bare wood.

Deadhead spent racemes by cutting back to the nearest healthy side shoot. Remove any dead stems to healthy wood. Keep pruning minimal — Mountain Pieris is slower to regenerate than Japanese Pieris.