Find out how and when to prune holly bushes of all types to keep them looking their best. Holly plants range from petite shrubs to lofty trees, and some are evergreen while others are deciduous.

Q.: Our holly bushes are really big and seem a little out of control but we sure do not want to loose them. Is now a good time to trim them and how far back should we trim? Robert Gizowski ...

For instance, many broad-leaved evergreens can tolerate severe renewal pruning, as you noted with your holly shrubs. Unfortunately for you, junipers and other narrow-leaved evergreens will not ...

A holly with such an extensive root system would require frequent pruning. After all, trying to keep a holly bush at an eight-foot height, when it really wants to be 35 feet high, is going to take ...

I have four holly shrubs, one "China Boy'' and three ... a plant with berries is always a female. Pruning of plants of either gender should be done carefully. If you prune too late in the season ...

just before the shrubs break dormancy. Prune holly after winter's last freeze. Repeat, if necessary, during the growing season. Dwarf yaupons keep their mounded shape fairly well with little pruning.

If you time the shrubs’ annual pruning to coincide with the Christmas season, even small plantings of holly can supply you with a handsome holiday cash crop (or, at least, free decorations ...

Golden Oakland® Holly holds its form with very little pruning. If needed, plants can be shaped through light pruning in early spring. With their large leaves, hollies look best when they are ...