Red Tip Pruning – When Is Best Time

Question

When is the best time to prune red tips and can it be pruned to the ground?

Answer 1

Prune photinia sometime during early spring through early fall–late spring, early summer being the best time. Unruly plants can be cut back 6 inches to the ground and will come back–annual pruning will help keep them maintained and manageable. They can take a pretty severe pruning, so you can cut them back to a manageable size without harming them.