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pruning overgrown bushes

gaoyuqing
15 years ago

ok, have what could be Philadelphus and spireae bushes that are huge and leggy. one over 7 feet tall. for first 6 feet of them they all bare stems with little twigs of leaves at end. just a huge mass of woody growth that looks terrible. they end up being top heavy and fall over when i try and do some dead wood pruning and just seems to start a domino effect. i think that as tall as they are, just cutting out some of the stems would make the whole thing splay out and collapse. would these be safe candidates for cutting down to the ground for renewal? after flowering or in winter?

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