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Sun, Feb 24, 13 at 17:21
| I read to cut one year old clematis back to 8-18" being sure you have two sets of healthy buds. In both cases the buds even at 2-3 feet look small and possibly dry, certainly no growth. There is green growth several feet up in fact one of them has flowers way up high now! Should I go ahead and cut them way back and expect those buds to fatten up and do their thing? Thanks |
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- Posted by gardengal48 PNW zone 8 (My Page) on Wed, Feb 27, 13 at 16:12
| Yes. Hard pruning for the first couple of seasons is the way to go. Don't worry about the presence of buds.......IME, buds tend to form from the top down :-) Look for where the leaves were attached. There should be some remnants of the petioles or at least a small scar on the stem. This is where the buds will form so you can cut back to the second set of these leaf scars safely. |
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