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How do you prune severely overgrown bushes?
"SugarChile" said:
No offense, but that's a bit like asking "My car is making a funny noise, should I add some oil?" 8-) I don't get the analogy, but I'll take your word for it. Before you go whacking away at things with a chainsaw, it would be good to identify what kind of shrubs they are. Are they evergreen or deciduous? deciduous, but evergreen in this zone (7-8) Do they flower, and what do the flowers look like? I don't remember. How big are the leaves, how are they shaped, and how are they arranged on the branches? mature leaves are 2.5" long, they are compound leaves, have a small stem and grow opposite on the main stem The simple identification book I have identified them as white ash, but they are not ash trees. I'm wondering if it is a variety of privet. The characteristics seem to match and they appear similiar at a glance. Or, you can just go at it with the chainsaw. One of my neighbors does. And he's appalled that I pay someone to change the oil in my lawnmower instead of servicing it myself. Different strokes, and all that. I don't think I could kill these things without the use of poison. They grow practically year round, probably a few inches a month and probably 2 feet a month in spring and fall. I might just let them go... really, how big could they get? If they are privets they would be nearly full grown. -- McQualude |
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