Rejuvenation Pruning Shrubs - Step 1
To give your overgrown shrub new life, start by pruning off all dead wood and broken branches. Also remove any wood showing signs of pest damage or disease, such as fungus, borer holes or dripping sap.
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This is the most severe pruning method. Used on older plants that have grown too large or woody, this approach removes the oldest branches at or near ground level, leaving only young stems.
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This rejuvenation pruning allows a new form to develop in spring when new growth emerges and affords the opportunity to keep up with annual pruning.
If more thorough rejuvenation seems in order, start by leaching the old potting mixture to remove excess salts that tend to build up in containers.
In this case, drastic rejuvenation pruning is in order. Rejuvenation pruning is a kind way of saying cut every stem off 4 inches above the ground.
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Older, woody plants can be cut back half way when new growth begins in spring if they are in need of rejuvenation, or to remove growth killed over the winter.
Lavender plants should be divided in the fall if needed.
Older, overgrown lilacs may require drastic rejuvenation pruning, which means cutting off every stem four inches above the ground. Resilient lilacs will grow two to three feet the first season.
Older plants can have their stems cut (about 1/3 of it in total) to the ground in late winter for rejuvenation.
Do not shear.
Flowers bloom in May and can continue through the fall.
If your lilac has lots of old wood, encourage new growth with rejuvenation pruning. For vigorous new limbs, cut back one-third of the old wood to the ground each year for three years.
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Growing Tips Wild bergamot likes partial shade in rich, well-drained soil'it's prone to mildew if grown in dry soil. If the leaves get mildew, cut the stems back to the base for rejuvenation. Hardy in Zones 4 to 10.
RENEWING PLANTS: Lives many years; rejuvenation is generally unnecessary
CRITTER RESISTANCE: Excellent
PLANTING DEPTH: 5-8 in (12.7-20.3 cm) depending on species
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