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I'm not sure this is the best thread for it but I couldn't find a better one. I have a lilac bush that came down in a storm a couple years back. Apparently, enough of the root system is still there that it's basically been coppiced and there are now a good number of growths out of it, with the largest of them being 3-4 feet tall at this point. What's the best way to deal with this? Keep all of them or trim it down to only a couple?  The black paper stuff is the weed barrier that got ripped out when the bush fell and I haven't bothered to mess with it yet. The previous bush had two main stalks that split a bunch. One fell hard and took out the second. ssb fucked around with this message at 18:08 on Oct 1, 2019 |
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Tree question: A couple years ago, I transplanted a baby maple tree of some variety (I thought it was a red maple as we have one in the backyard, but it's looking awfully green) that started growing through a gap in the weed barrier in the garden into the front yard. The root system was a bit odd, but I did the best I could with it, and it seems to be doing OK. The problem is it's starting to grow like a bush:   It's kind of hard to tell from the photo, but there's one V branch right next to the bottom that's kind of big, and a couple small ones as well. I believe the correct fix for this is just to cut those off as well as anything else too low, but I'm not sure on a couple things: 1.) When is the best time to do that? Now? After it loses its leaves? Beginning of spring? 2.) How far down should I cut branches off (assuming that's the correct fix?) Anything else? ssb fucked around with this message at 16:18 on Jun 11, 2020 |
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Jun 11, 2020 16:14
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Solkanar512 posted:Don’t cut off more than a third at any one time. Wisconsin. So cut off that bottom V maybe in August since it's the worst offender?
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Jun 12, 2020 12:30
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Solkanar512 posted:Yeah, I think that’s reasonable. Thank you!
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