QuestionsHow to growTrees and ShrubsPlantingmoving a tree hyderangea 0 Vote Up Vote Down susan white asked 14 years ago I have a lovely tree hyderangea which was planted in the wrong place five years ago…can i move it now and do i have to prune it right back before doing so? 1 Answers 0 Vote Up Vote Down Gerry Daly Staff answered 6 years ago Hydrangea can be moved when dormant and some of the top can be cut back because this kind of hydrangea flowers on growth made in the current year.