Can I safely savage an evergreen Eunonymous?

Sarah248

I have a 6’ high golden everygreen eunonymous that on the outside seems to be thriving and is getting a bit too wide, but has a few large holes in it where it seems to be bare branches. Can I safely chop the whole thing back to encourage thicker growth - a bit like Ive done successfully in the past to pyracantha - or will I just end up with a twiggy mess?

Many thanks.

Borderline

Yes you can, especially if they have outgrown their space. You can prune them back in early spring time. They will look a bit 'twiggy mess' for a bit, but soon start re-growing once it warms up.

floralies

I had a euonymus  with bad scale insect infestation a few years ago which i cut back to ground level. there were no problems and the bush looks healthier now than it ever did.

AnniD

I cut one back earlier this year , on a kill or cure basis. It did look pretty bad for a while, but is recovering well.