How To Hard Prune Spirea Shrub

Hi, I volunteer at a church where they have an old, overgrown spirea. Just about everything I find on the internet says to cut it back about 6 inches, but a landscaper told me only to cut it to 1/3 because it’s so old. In addition, I’m not sure if she meant only to cut it’s overall size to 1/3, or if I should also cut maybe 1/3 of it’s older branches down to the ground. Any advice you can give me would be greatly appreciated!

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#1 Comment By GKH_Susan On 03/12/2021 @ 1:43 am

You can use either method. This article tells how:

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