Drastic cutback Chinzan Azalea.....?

[Wee]

I live in the North Ga area zone 7b and found some nice older 3 gallon nursery stock....Is it too late in the season to do a drastic cutback and repotting .....?

Brian

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

You can cut it back to primary branches and expect growth to pop, but flowering may be spotty next year.

It is definitely too late to do root-work, however.

 

[Wee]

Thank you for the advise....

Brian

 

[johng]

I have done drastic cutback and root pruning on large Chinzan nursery stock without any problems through the end of July. Of course I always protect the plant until buds began to pop and then just morning sun after that... your mileage may vary but with good after care it shouldn't be a problem. If waiting is an option, your best results would come from work done in the Spring.

John

 

[KennedyMarx]

Check out Johns YouTube channel to see those azalea that he cut back to stumps. They're the whole reason I became interested in azaleas.

 

[Wee]

Me too....I have watched everything on drastic cutback from his youtube channel.....I even found the one where he goes thru the first cutback....The Chinzan and Gumpo azalea are harder to find....But I found some nice ones of both varieties today....Price is pretty good as well...$12.99

I think for me it will be best to cut the branches back and leave the root work till spring.

John...Thank you for all the videos.

Brian