"John Dann" wrote in message
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Can anyone offer any advice on 'developing' (ir pruning/shaping) a
Buddleia alternifolia plant?

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I know what you mean, someone here described it as having a bad-hair-day
;-)

Try choosing one strong branch and tying it to a vertical stake. Then grow
it as a standard, gradually pruning off the branches below until you have a
trunk. It will still send up shoots from the bottom, but if you cut them off
you will end up with a shrub that doesn't take up half the garden, and can
plant small things underneath it.

It takes a few years to get it looking really good, but is worth the effort,
mine is at it's best just now.

Marina
E. Sx.