Gardening: Pruning : How to Prune Hardy Azaleas

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Hardy azaleas should be pruned in the middle of winter while the plant is dormant, and it should be trimmed back no more than one-third of the plant size into a circular or ball shape. Trim back hardy azaleas to encourage more blossoms for the following year with instructions from a sustainable gardener in this free video on gardening.

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Good information, but not practical for azaleas! Using the pruning method of hedging into a ball is personal preference, but I prefer a more natural selective pruning method. If you run in the winter you will have an evergreen bush with NO BLOOMS or at least very limited blooms the following year.
Azaleas show best results when pruned within 3 weeks after blooms die. This will give the plan time to generate new growth for future blooms, and it can even encourage a second blooming the same year.
This inför is based on the U.S Southeast.
Sorry this is not correct way to prune. Do not prune in the Winter. Very confusing info.
Do not prune Encore Azaleas this way. Not all azaleas are Deciduous!!