Re: clematis
- Subject: Re: clematis
- From: C* I*
- Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 12:46:02 -0400
> >I want a clematis, just don't have a
>>spot that says put one here!. Though I have thought about through
>>the crab apple.....
>>But how would I prune it?
>>Cheryl
>
>In my experience, when growing clematis through shrubs or trees, you can
>just prune off the dead stuff when they start to leaf out. Otherwise, I
>just let them do their thing. I had a lot of trouble remembering the whole
>pruning scheme for the different varieties until I read some writer who
>advised just pruning out what wasn't growing, and it has worked for me.
>
>Madelin in Ukiah, CA
Actually, I was more worried about pruning the crab apple - this one
tends to sucker and get a lot of water sprouts. (It was bought just
because it is the same one that was on my Grandmother's farm.)
Cheryl
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Cheryl Isaak
Londonderry, NH
AHS Region 4, USDA Zone 4B/5A
growing, stitching and reading in NH
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