thinning and heading cuts

carlowplayer

hav a small shrub that grown for a year now and part of its diseased.Am wondering should i use thinning or heading cuts to stimulate new growth.What will both cuts do?How do i perform them?Can either result in upward growth to maintain its height?

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carlowplayer wrote: »

hav a small shrub that grown for a year now and part of its diseased.Am wondering should i use thinning or heading cuts to stimulate new growth.What will both cuts do?How do i perform them?Can either result in upward growth to maintain its height?

So many questions and so little time.

Day Lewin

Depends completely on what it IS, and what it is suffering from.

"Thinning" cuts, ie, removing branches at their base, usually results in a more shapely plant. "Heading" ie, shortening back, may cause sprouting in some shrubs, such as privet, but may just disfigure others.
Don't cut a pyracantha, at all.

Sorry, need a lot more real information to answer this.

carlowplayer

guelder rose and had leaf spot want to clear off a few diseased branches.When i cut the branches should the part thats cut off and exposed to air be brown a few days later