Nick Maclaren writes

Mine got a bit out of hand, so I cut it down to the ground. I have
done close to that before, and it normally shoots from both old
wood and the roots. But it hasn't so far. It might have died
in the very wet winter, of course.

Has anyone any experience with doing this?

My neighbour had his cut down to about 6ft, and that hasn't shown any
signs of life so far.
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Kay