Cutting back Viburnum bodnantense
Hi. We spared this V bodnantense when designing our garden as it's a gathering place for birds. I want to cut it back by ~0.5 - 1m all the way around, so we can see the flowerbed beyond and to create more of a border in front of it. Each of the uprights has its own roots - what's the best method to prune it back and remove the roots as well? Will it take it ok if all of the outer edge is done at once (the shrub seems healthy)? Does anyone have any similar experience? Thanks


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I cut a few stems to the ground to encourage new stems to be produced and shorten some other stems in early Spring, and in late summer when the long new growth has stopped I cut all the new growth right back to as far as I can reach so the main framework of the shrub keeps to about 6-7ft high
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