Thread: pruning lilacs
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Old 30-05-2004, 07:05 PM
Mike LaMana
 
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Default pruning lilacs

I say right after bloom, before they go to seed, and before the summer
solstice. This will lead to the best allocation to new types of buds for the
plant.

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Mike LaMana, MS
Heartwood Consulting Services, LLC
Toms River, NJ
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"Romy Beeck" wrote in message
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Can anyone tell me when the best time to prune lilacs. Some say: right

after
they bloom and die. Some say early spring
I would love more info becouse my lilacs have been very short in blooming
the last few years. THANK YOU