Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Spirea, 0 by pastime

pastime wrote:
Spirea can get leggy and not look so good. If the stems are still green, you can cut it back to about 8". I cut mine back mostly in the spring, but in your zone there's still time for it to start growing again. You'll see new green sprouts along the cut stems in a matter of days. It will bounce back and be a nice looking shrub again, back to it's original size.

I cut this one back and moved it about 4 weeks ago. It was too close to the patio and I needed the room. It's doing fine after transplanting and cutting back. In it's original spot it would have grown faster, but I had to deal with transplant shock also.