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Fri, Aug 7, 09 at 11:49
| I have a couple of potentilla fruticosa that are getting way too big and was wondering when and how severely they can be pruned. I love them and don't want to kill them, but they are covering everything around them.
Thanks for any help you can give me. Val |
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- Posted by gardengal48 PNW zone 8 (My Page) on Fri, Aug 7, 09 at 12:54
| Like spiraeas, these can be easiy rejuvenated by cutting back severely -- nearly to the ground -- in late winter or early spring. IME, it's next to impossible to kill a potentilla, except by providing poor drainage :-) |
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- Posted by waitforspring z6MA (My Page) on Fri, Aug 7, 09 at 19:27
| Thank you so much. I'd guessed it would be best to wait. I'll just squeeze around it until March and then prune it with the some of the other shrubs. |
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