Hard Pruning?
bman_152
8 years ago
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hard pruned my yews - can I prune more now?
Comments (3)Ken - thanks for the link. I wish the GW search had a date filter. I searched before I cut the first time, and when I searched again last week, seemed to be getting only the same (old) results. Maybe Zooba and I should have a "stumps to green" contest. :-) Zooba's at least have a certain architectural quality mine lack. I'll see what mine look like come next spring and replace if I need to replace....See MoreHard Pruning Eleagnus
Comments (10)I looked online and didn't have much luck finding info on hard pruning eleagnus pungens. ===>>> where did you look? link all these type of shrubs have dormant buds ... if you cut branches down very hard... new buds will trigger ... toms suggestion that since its a single stem shrub .. you can not hard prune it.. is a bit off ... obviously .... i did not mean for you to cut it down to the single trunk ... but even if you did.. odds are.. it would be the same size by fall .. but of course.. your neighbor will have stroked out ... my bottom line.. is that you will not succeed ... if you give it a hair cut at 2 feet ... presuming.. you want it at two feet ... i call these type of plants.. RUN THEM OVER WITH THE TRUCK PLANTS ... you cant kill them.. with the truck ... so no matter what you try to do.. you will have many chances to figure out the right manner ... since they wioll grow back with vigor ... ken...See MoreHard pruning Silver Sheen?
Comments (5)Sometimes a shrub will be denser at the top and thin at the base if the sun isn't getting to the lower part of the plant. If they're facing the sun with no obstructions, the whole plant will be more uniformly full. You can accomplish a lot with pruning....See MoreHard pruned spirea. Are they gonna make it?
Comments (12)first... it would be good to ID your actual plant .. we can do that later .. second.. crikey ... could the prior owner have planted them any closer to the foundation .. my god ... you cant plant a bush thats going to be minimum 4 to 6 feet round.. 3 inches from the wall .. and then wonder why you have problems ... imo... move them .. or just get rid of them ... just look at the future growth potential: https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffcm&q=spirea&iax=images&ia=images do you see any that should be where yours are .... all that said.. you can barely kill the things.. so you will be back to my equation by fall just always remember.. foundation plants are planted to hide the foundation... NOT ON THE FOUNDATION .... aw heck.. just get rid of them.. and plant your own mistakes... lol ... ken...See Morebman_152
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