How Do You Prune A Patio Hibiscus Tree?
Hibiscus is a colorful, bright flowering plant that can grow up to 8-feet wide and 8-feet tall. It is popular as a decorative landscape bush because of the multitude of blossoms that form all summer long. Hibiscus flowers like full-sun areas and require a light watering daily to maintain good, moist soil. Hibiscus can live from 10 to 15 years with the right care, including pruning. The importance of pruning with hibiscus is due to the constant growth of the tree. Without proper pruning, the tree will look disorderly and unbalanced. Drip some air-drying sanitation gel onto your pruning shears to sterilize them. Put on your gloves and rub the gel onto the blade surfaces and allow them to dry. Hibiscus can grow a disease known as ring spot, which spreads easily through the tools you use. Leave the gloves on until you have finished pruning. Cut out any branches that are broken, spotted or discolored. These branches should be removed as quickly as they are spotted, no matter the time of yea
