Pruning Limelight Hydrangeas on a Standard / Tree Form Hydrangea Pruning / Hydrangea Paniculata

How to prune a limelight hydrangea on a standard. This pruning information applies to any panicle hydrangea:

Cultivars / Varieties:
'Brussels Lace'
'Chantilly Lace'
‘Dharuma’
'Floribunda'
'Grandiflora'
'Greenspire'
'Jane'
'Le Vasterival'
'Limelight' Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight'
'Melody'
'Pee Gee'
'Pee Wee'
'Phantom'
'Pinky Winky'
'Renhy'
'Rensun'
'Silver dollar'
'Tardiva'
'Unique'