RE: blue mist
- Subject: RE: blue mist
- From: M* D*
- Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 11:21:26 -0700
- Importance: Normal
Marge,
6" does sound rather drastic. My C. 'Longwood Blue' is a good 4' tall and
to take it back to 6" would mean sawing the trunk and not leaving any
branches (looking like a beaver had done the job)! Whereas the Caryopteris
in gallons in the nursery are only about 12" tall right now, so cutting them
back to 6" would give me a nice bushy plant. So I think everyone needs to
evaluate their shrub carefully before pruning back to any size.
Marilyn Dube'
Natural Designs Nursery
Portland, Oregon
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-perennials@mallorn.com [owner-perennials@mallorn.com] On
Behalf Of Marge Talt
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 10:17 PM
To: perennials@mallorn.com
Subject: Re: blue mist
Marillyn,
I once pruned a perfectly healthy Caryopteris back to 6" in very early
spring - following some instructions I'd read in some book or other and
killed it deadern'a doornail. I'd go with Gene and only prune back to about
18". Actually, now that I've learned how easy it is to kill them, I check
for bud growth and prune to above some healthy buds looking ready to
break.....not always as short as 18".
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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