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| Several years ago we planted some forsythia bushes at the edge of our yard to separate it from our neighbors yard and offer some privacy as we both have pools.
Our neighbors neglected their yard near the bushes allowing all kinds of weeds and wild shrubs to grow so that they became entangled into the forsythias. Yesterday, I started cutting out all the vines and other obvious plants that I do not want, but there are a few bushes that seem to resemble the forsythia in size, configurations and leave shape. My goal is to prune out the non-forsythias and clear out 2-3 feet behind them so this does not happen again. What is the best way to identify them, short of waiting for them to bloom next spring of course, when it will be obvious. |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Sun, Jul 15, 12 at 9:36
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| It's quite likely that they are forsythia. It roots easily from branches that touch the ground, and then those grow into new shrubs. Fast growing, too, the new plants can often reach adult size in 2-3 growing seasons. An untended forsythia allowed to grow will soon become a large colony of them, not unlike the way strawberry plants spread via runners. |
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| Thank you denninmi. That really helps. I will cut out everything that is known to be non-forsythia and trim everything else as if it is forsythia. Next Spring, it will be fairly easy to see which is which, I expect. Ken, the link you sent showed all flowering forsythias. If they were flowering, I would be okay, I think. The thing is that there does not seem to be any unique-ess to the leaves which is why I posted this and why I believe denninmi may be correct. |
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