Satsuki azaleas are named for when they bloom. They are known for blooming in May, the fifth month. Satsuki means “fifth.”
This azalea decided not to bloom until June. And the blooms you see represent only about 50% of the flower buds. The others hadn’t opened yet when I decided to start work on this tree anyway. The first step was to remove all of the flowers and unopened flower buds.
Once that was done the biggest task was to prune down to just two lateral branches of the whorl of branches (often 5) that grow from the base of each flower. It seemed easiest to show you this in a video. Check it out at on YouTube.
A little wire seemed in order as well, and we are done for this season. I will…
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