Pee Gee Hydrangeas ~ Paniculatas

photo credit: CK Worley

Pee Gee hydrangeas will grow in a wide variety of climates (hardy to Zone 5).  Another helpful trait of all Paniculatas is their tolerance for pruning. You can prune them at any time except when they begin forming bloom heads in the summer.  We keep ours pruned in the shape found below. The Pee Gee Hydrangea is the one and only hydrangea that can be pruned into a tree form.  These plants often get very large. (8-10 feet tall and wide.) This is not an evergreen so all leaves and flowers will fall off in the winter months.
The ones we chose and one of the most popular is 'Limelight' which can be grown in all parts of the United States except those areas which receive no freezing weather.  It has a delicate cone shaped cluster of flowers.  As you can see, we have two in our front yard.  One was planted by the landscaper a year ago and one was planted by us two months ago.  We made sure that the tree had plenty of good soil, fertilizer and water. Can you guess which one we installed?  It really pays to plant the tree right from the beginning and not have any regrets later.

photo credit: CK Worley

photo credit: CK Worley

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