When properly pruned, an old, overgrown lilac can be transformed.
Apr 02, How to Prune Lilac Bushes. When pruning lilacs, cutting back the tops of overgrown stems is oftentimes not enough. It is generally better to cut the entire stem. Trimming lilacs is best accomplished using clippers. Remove spent blooms all the way to the stems to prevent seeding and encourage more blooms later on. Cut back about a third of the shrublopping.clubted Reading Time: 2 mins. Dec 13, Pruning Vitex. Vitex is also called chaste tree (no idea why) and Texas lilac (although it’s not fragrant and is unrelated to true lilacs).
When I was a kid in College Station, vitex shrubs filled corners of backyards. City lots were much bigger then, and it wasn’t uncommon for the plants to grow 15 or 18 feet tall and 20 feet shrublopping.clubted Reading Time: 2 mins. May 13, Horticulturists from Texas A&M’s Superstar program developed the Texas Lilac Vitex to mimic the lilacs that grow up north but thrive in our southern climates.
Texas Lilac Vitex goes be several other names: Mexican lavender, lilac chaste tree, hemp tree, sage tree, monk’s pepper, Indian spice or Vitex. It is a native of China and India. Oak Tree. Privet. Crepe Myrtle. Euonymus. Abelia. Assorted Mix. Blueberry Plant. Burning Bush.
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Jun 10, Take a look at your lilac bush or tree and assess whether there are any extra-long but healthy-looking stems that need to be cut back. Doing so will help the lilac keep its pretty shape. The process of cutting back the stems a bit is called tipping off. Use a hand clipper to cut longer stems back to the next closest pair of side shrublopping.club: K.
This tree was developed by Texas A&M. The Vitex Tree is heat, drought and pest tolerant. ‘Texas Lilac’ is a designation for several recommended cultivars including ‘Montrose Purple,’ ‘LeCompte,’ and ‘Shoal Creek,’ all of which are considered Texas Superstars TM. Exposure: Full sun; partial sun. Size: Height feet tall, up. Trees & Shrubs. Click Here to Shop SOUTHERN GROVE GARDENS.
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