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pruning pyracantha
Hello all,
How are you supposed to prune pyracantha? I planted one in front of my house thinking I'd be here to espalier and take care of it, then spent its second year in Montana. It grew to be a monster, and I can't figure out how to cut it down without leaving big stubs and such. It's right up against the front of my house in a corner between the entrance and living room windows, I love the way it grows and the red berries look great against the peach brick. I'm wondering if I should just cut the big long thick branches back to the ground and start over - or do one a year maybe? It seems to grow long thin branches from the base or near it, and boy do they shoot up fast! My years gardening in Montana didn't prepare me for this. Cindy |
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Cindy wrote:
Hello all, How are you supposed to prune pyracantha? I planted one in front of my house thinking I'd be here to espalier and take care of it, then spent its second year in Montana. It grew to be a monster, and I can't figure out how to cut it down without leaving big stubs and such. It's right up against the front of my house in a corner between the entrance and living room windows, I love the way it grows and the red berries look great against the peach brick. I'm wondering if I should just cut the big long thick branches back to the ground and start over - or do one a year maybe? It seems to grow long thin branches from the base or near it, and boy do they shoot up fast! My years gardening in Montana didn't prepare me for this. Cindy I finally gave up on that high maintenance spiny drunk berry bush. I was always available to train it to grow around my two front windows but it grew into a dominatrix to which I could no longer submit. It looked really neato when I put red twinkle lights into it at Christmas but the other 11 months were spent in indentured servitude. I now have Pride of Orleans holly in its place. My suggestion would be to replace it. |
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