Prune western snowberry during its dormant season in late winter or early spring before the new growth begins. Flowers and fruit develop on the snowberries new wood and pruning during the growth period will result in removing the summer-blooming flowers.

When should I prune snowberry?

Pruning and caring for snowberry

If you wish to balance the shape or reduce the size of the branches, best is to prune at the beginning of spring. For snowberry bushes planted as a standalone, clear the center of the shrub to let light filter through. Avoid pruning in summer or you won't have any berries.

How do you control snowberry?

Prevent the spread of snowberry in your garden,the best way to stop snowberries spreading in your garden is to use roundup weed killer by applying it to the new sheets that appear. The round up weed killer will travel back up the stems and kill the roots.