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Posted by luvtogarden09 NY (My Page) on Thu, Aug 27, 09 at 16:45
| I have a huge forsithia as well as some over grown spirea and blackcaps. I want to take advantage of the cooler weather and some vaction time and do some pruning but I'm not sure if now is a good time to do so. I know a lot of websites and books say to prune immediately after the shrubs have bloomed or in early spring. Is late aug/early september an ok time to prune these back? My dad recently cut his forsithia all the way back to the ground and new growth is already a few inches tall.
Any info on pruning would be much appreciated!!!
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RE: Pruning
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| I know that most spring bloomers are pruned back right after flowering so the blooms for the next season aren't affected. I just finished pruning one of my weigelias but it was mostly new growth and side shoots at the base that had gone too wild just to give it a little more shape and definition. Penny |
RE: Pruning
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I wouldn't be afraid. It's not very frosty yet and they do often start to even grow back. I just did my spirea and they look like they are already growing after a week. I think it takes the weight off and provided the weather isn't awfully cold, they do get a burst of energy.
I have cut spirea after bloom and, even before if it was too large and I had to sacrifice blooms. And...they bloomed anyway. : ) |
one more thing....
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| I forgot to mention...don't hack it too low to the ground. I took 12 - 18 inches. If you cut it way down too low, it may not recover. |
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