Does a hebe benefit from pruning?
Last summer I took cuttings from several different types of hebe that
grow extremely well in my garden and after planting them this spring I note that they are coming along but they appear to consist of four or five little branches which look like they are simply going to grow longer and longer without diversifying. Should I be cutting them to encourage branching? They're still tiny - about six inches tall. Ellie. |
Does a hebe benefit from pruning?
Ellie Bentley wrote: Last summer I took cuttings from several different types of hebe that grow extremely well in my garden and after planting them this spring I note that they are coming along but they appear to consist of four or five little branches which look like they are simply going to grow longer and longer without diversifying. Should I be cutting them to encourage branching? They're still tiny - about six inches tall. I'd wait till spring, or even for another year, to see how they develop. Once they're well established, you can prune them as brutally as you like in spring if it seems necessary; but I wouldn't check them when they'rs so small. -- Mike. |
Does a hebe benefit from pruning?
On Mon, 11 Sep 2006 19:46:04 +0100, Ellie Bentley
wrote: Last summer I took cuttings from several different types of hebe that grow extremely well in my garden and after planting them this spring I note that they are coming along but they appear to consist of four or five little branches which look like they are simply going to grow longer and longer without diversifying. Should I be cutting them to encourage branching? They're still tiny - about six inches tall. Ellie. IME, hebes will branch willingly with no need for pruning to encourage them. -- Chris E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net |
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