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Is it too late to prune my butterfly bush?

It's three years old, and I haven't pruned it yet.  This spring, it is huge, and has leaves on most of it.  The leaves stop about a foot away from the edge of the branches, though.  Should I prune it now, or wait?
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Re: Is it too late to prune my butterfly bush?

  • I always prune mine in the fall, in fact I cut it way back. Can you wait until fall to cut it back, or is it in severe need of a pruning now?
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  • ~NB~~NB~ member
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    I think it is too late. You need to prune it hard just before it flushes out in the spring.
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  • Ok. That's what I figured. Its kind of ugly to have dead at the end of all the branches, but its in my privacy-fenced backyard, so it is only upsetting to me.
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    Its kind of ugly to have dead at the end of all the branches.
    You can remove deadwood at any time.
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