PRUNING FLOWERING TREES 27 



DESMODIUM. These flower on the young wood, 

 and should be cut nearly to the ground-line every 

 spring. 



DEUTZIA. The old wood should be kept cut out of 

 these, but no shortening of young shoots should be 

 attempted. 



EL^EAGNUS These require an annual overhaul- 

 ing to keep them in good condition. This should be 

 done in late summer, when the plants should be well 

 thinned out, and all useless growth cut clean away. 



ERICA. See CALLUNA. 



ESCALLONIA. These are usually cut back by frost ; 

 but if they escape, E. rubra and E. punctata should 

 have their long growths shortened back in spring, 

 while the other hardy species need not be touched. 

 E. macrantha simply needs thinning. All the smaller 

 growths in the centre should be removed. E. philip- 

 piana does not like hard cutting back, but the old 

 stumps must be cut out to make room for flowering 

 wood. 



EXOCHORDA. These usually require no pruning, 

 but if the plants are getting too large or unshapely, 

 they should be cut back immediately after flowering. 



FATSIA (Aralia Sieboldii). This is usually cut by 

 frost, but it stands a cutting back in spring, when 

 new growth is soon made which will flower late in 

 the following autumn. 



FOTHERGILLA Requires no pruning. 



GARRYA ELLIPTICA. This always flowers on the 

 previous year's wood. Need only be thinned to 

 ripen the new growth. 



