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| I have three large (6 to 8 feet) unruly-looking mock oranges that I'm thinking of pruning severely, hoping they will come back looking better.
What I'd like to know is....if I trim them down to about two or three feet from the ground, what will they look like by the end of the summer? How long will it take for them to "fill out"? These shrubs give me privacy at the side of my house and I'd like to keep some of that if possible. Would I be better to prune them less drastically? Any advice most appreciated! Carly |
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- Posted by dan_staley 5b/S 2b AHS 6-7 (My Page) on Mon, May 24, 10 at 19:20
| Prune after bloom. Total recovery to current size should be several years. Dan |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Mon, May 24, 10 at 19:58
| mine are just budding.. so yours should have barely bloomed ... as dan said ... google RENOVATION PRUNING OF SHRUBS .... to learn how to do it... take the largest 1/3 of the branches out.. as close to the ground as possible ... none of this trimming the ends nonsense ... ken |
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| Thanks dan & ken.. Ken, you said to take the largest 1/3 of the branches out as close to the ground as possible. I understand that that's the way to do it, but if I do that I'll still have a very untidy looking shrub with long branches hanging over the driveway...I'd much prefer a more compact shape, maybe 4-5 ft tall. Dan, you said that it would take several years for the pruned plant to grow back to its present size. But what will it look like at the end of this summer? Will it be scraggly and open, or will it look full, but not as tall? Carly |
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- Posted by dan_staley 5b/S 2b AHS 6-7 (My Page) on Mon, May 24, 10 at 22:24
| you said that it would take several years for the pruned plant to grow back to its present size. But what will it look like at the end of this summer? Will it be scraggly and open, or will it look full, but not as tall? No idea. I have no information about your site, how you will prune it, the health of the shrub, nor what the weather will be like this summer. It may have some reaction growth if healthy and pruned properly and happy. Dan |
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