Overgrown lilacs
I bought a property that has 7 large lilac bushes (several different
varieties). My problem is that the previous owner never pruned them. Now these plants consist of long woody stems that go up 6 to 8 feet with flowering blooms all across the top and no blooms below 6 feet. Question: if I prune these bushes back to six feet, can I expect any blooms at all next year ( I don't even know where the blooms would come from because there is nothing but long woody branch-like stalks from ground to 6 feet)? Should I start over and cut them down to ground and try to get new growth that way? Thank you for replies. Bruce |
Overgrown lilacs
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Overgrown lilacs
Prune them 1/3 at a time and let the suckers come up.
Derryl I bought a property that has 7 large lilac bushes (several different varieties). My problem is that the previous owner never pruned them. Now these plants consist of long woody stems that go up 6 to 8 feet with flowering blooms all across the top and no blooms below 6 feet. Question: if I prune these bushes back to six feet, can I expect any blooms at all next year ( I don't even know where the blooms would come from because there is nothing but long woody branch-like stalks from ground to 6 feet)? Should I start over and cut them down to ground and try to get new growth that way? Thank you for replies. Bruce |
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