How to prune deutzia 'nikko'

Immediately after flowering, late spring to early summer. Cut flowered stems back by one-third to a healthy lateral shoot or bud. Remove one or two of the oldest stems to ground level each year to keep the plant youthful and free-flowering. Avoid pruning in autumn or winter.

Annually. Deutzia 'Nikko' blooms on the previous year's wood, so prune immediately after the spring flowers fade. Cut flowered stems back by one-third and remove a proportion of the oldest stems at the base to encourage fresh new growth. It's a small, compact cultivar and rarely needs heavy reshaping.

Cut flowered stems back by one-third to a healthy lateral shoot or bud. Remove one or two of the oldest stems to ground level each year to keep the plant youthful and free-flowering. Avoid pruning in autumn or winter.