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Old 13-07-2009, 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by louisxiv[_2_] View Post
IOh, and Ceanothus too. I left mine alone over the past two winters as I liked the size. It now fails to flower to any significant extent and I'm wondering if it's because I didn't prune it. Any suggestions?
If your Ceanothus is not flowering, it is not because you didn't prune it. It isn't a plant that is invigorated by pruning. Rather the reverse, you can kill it by over-pruning it.