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Re: BEAUTY BUSH

Carol Cramer wrote:
> 
> Kolkwitzia:  have a nice mature shrub in zone 5.  when is the best time
> to prune -- and how to prune:  severe?.....  only clean out old wood
> from center of plant? ....  or overall pruning?
> 
> should it be pruned every season?
> 
> thanks....
> 
> carol
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>
Kolkwitzia blooms on wood that is at least 3 years old.  Careful how you
prune!
After the new branches come out, tip them to force lateral growth.
Take out older branches a bit at a time....as in, over several years,
unless it is massivly overgrown and getting congested in the interior.
-- 
The Greenhouse Nursery
81 S. Bagley Creek Road & Hwy 101
Port Angeles, WA  98362
(360) 417-2664
Zone 8
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