RE: smoke tree/coppicing

Hmmm- this is very interesting.  I am under the impression (perhaps wrong)
that coppicing means cutting nearly to the ground.  Is this correct?

The lilacs we had in New York were severly pruned every year (just after
blooming I think)- essentially they were cut back by half (at least) and
they regrew and bloomed again the following spring- never missed a year.
They were on an east facing wall and would get just loaded with flowers.

Theresa

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From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
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Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2003 7:36 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] smoke tree


Ceres,
You're right, I should have explained further.  Coppicing lilacs is done
only when a specimen requires extreme rejuvenation - plants that have been
neglected for decades.  You do lose the next years bloom, but it is a
worthwhile method in some cases.  The reason it is suggested in such cases
is that it won't kill the lilac and the eventual results are very good
compared to the neglected plant.

Kitty


> [Original Message]
> From: <Cersgarden@aol.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 3/21/2003 7:29:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] smoke tree
>
> In a message dated 3/21/03 8:54:09 PM, kmrsy@earthlink.net writes:
>
> >BTW, Syringa - LILACS! - are also suggested as good subjects for
coppicing.
> Kitty, if you severely prune an entire lilac in the spring or immediately
> after blooming I think you would not have bloom the next year.  I think
it is
> best to selectively prune cutting out the oldest wood to the ground.
This
> will keep the lilac in bloom and promote new growth to maintain a
desirable
> full plant.
>     Some of the books list other trees/shrubs that this is applicable but
> which die to the ground each winter for northern gardeners.  Examples
would
> be Lespedeza, Sambucus & buddelei.  Nature does the
> stooling/stumpping/coppicing for us.
>     Ceres
>
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