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Soften Hardwood Branches

Posted by clwilder Oregon (My Page) on
Wed, Mar 30, 05 at 20:14

Hi,
I have several 3 year old fuchsia that just came out of winter storage. I hate how woody the branches are. Any suggestions on how to soften the branches so they look a little younger?
Thanks,
Christina


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RE: Soften Hardwood Branches

OOOOpppps got the names mixed up on my previous reply sorry.....

Hi Christina

You say that you have some 3 year old plants that you have overwintered, these must be in quite large pots and will have as you say made a lot of heavy woody growth.

Have you ever pruned these plants hard back or have you just let them grow unchecked?

Is it possible to let us see a photograph of these?

The fuchsia only flowers on 'new growth' and if you have a lot of 'old wood' you will find that the plants will be flowering on the tops of the plants and leaving a bare botttom.

You may need to do some pruning in order to rejuvinate the plants.

Tight....


 
 

 

 


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