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- Do peonies need to be cut back for winter?
- Do you cut back tree peonies in the fall?
- Do you cut back tree peonies?
Do peonies need to be cut back for winter?
Tree Peonies
These peonies do not die back in the winter, although they could lose their leaves, depending on your climate. Tree peonies need no cutting back. But in spring, you can prune away any dead branches or suckers growing from the base of the plant. You can also prune the tree to control its shape.
Do you cut back tree peonies in the fall?
Fall: Do not prune Tree Peonies back; they are woody shrubs. Remove all foliage after frost, but do not compost.
Do you cut back tree peonies?
The answer is no. Tree peonies are very slow growing; if you cut them back hard (i.e. severely), they will not send forth a burst of new growth like a rose bush would. For tree peonies the only thing you want to prune, normally, is anything that's dead.
