Cotoneaster

Care guide

Two pruning windows per year:

Early-mid March: Major shaping pass. Establish or restore the desired hedge/topiary profile. Late June: Refinement pass. Clean up spring growth and tighten the form.

Maintain a tapered profile — wider at the base than the top — to ensure lower branches receive adequate light and stay dense. Avoid heavy pruning after mid-August; late-season growth may not harden off before winter.

Early-mid March: Major shaping. Late June: Refinement trim. After mid-August: No heavy pruning.