Pruning Ceanothus
Last post 04-07-2009 3:11 PM by laf. 19 replies.
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24/11/2004 07:19 PM
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- William
- 24 Nov 2004
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I noticed they had taken residence inside our walls, didn't like that and have caught them in traps.... Suppose they are in hog heaven by now, .... ;-)
Happy Gardening, William
(Netherlands)
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24/11/2004 09:47 PM
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- Obelix
- Belgium
- 24 Nov 2004
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Hi P Stick. Nice to see you here. I don't prune any ceanothus any more. I had a lovely pale deciduous one with big flower heads and a deep blue evergreen one. Both were pruned as I advised above and did very well but both lost it in consecutive winters. Frozen off the planet, poor things.
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25/11/2004 12:05 PM
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- P Stick
- North Wales
- 24 Nov 2004
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Hi William - I could say it was evergreen before I pruned it but to be honest, all I did was to tidy it up and cut back straggly pieces. If you cut them back too hard they can go like leylandii, die back in chunks and look horrible.
Strangely, A4A is the only place I have found which makes you eat apples in silence............they have a problem and won't admit it........;-|
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25/11/2004 01:52 PM
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- Val.
- 24 Nov 2004
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Whats this about silent apples?....put your teeth in boy, that'll cure it.
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04/07/2009 03:11 PM
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- laf
- Greater London, United Kingdom
- 04 Jul 2009
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Hi
Looks like no-one's posted here for a long time.
I have a 3 year old Ceanthothus which has hardly grown. It seemed to have a disease, like a lichen covering the branches but with tiny bugs inside. I have sprayed it well and it seems to have disappeared but the branches are brittle. It is now sprouting new growth from the tips but is very straggly so needs pruning. I have read that it will not regrow from old wood so what should I do?
Is it salvagable?! Any advice appreciated.
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