I have a lilac tree, instead of a bush. What can I do to make it fuller.?

I have a lilac tree instead of a bush. I don%26#039;t know if it was suppose to be a bush or not. I just wish it was fuller and not so tree like. Is there anything I can do to make it fuller?

I have a lilac tree, instead of a bush. What can I do to make it fuller.?
You need to do rejuvenation pruning, since you have a lilac that apparently has had no maintenance pruning for some time. Some old, neglected and damaged lilacs can be cut back hard. Such drastic rejuvenation or renewal pruning is used mainly for those species that are especially prone to suckering (S. vulgaris and S. x hyacinthiflora). It involves cutting the shrub back to about 15 to 25 cm above the ground For grafted lilacs, keep only the stems growing above the graft union. In subsequent years, continue with formative and maintenance pruning. It will take a few years for a lilac to rebloom after drastic rejuvenation pruning.





For species that produce few suckers and form water sprouts on the main branches (e.g. S. x prestoniae), any necessary rejuvenation pruning should be done over a period of two to three years. This will allow you to cut back the main branches gradually.





This type of pruning should only take place early in the spring or late fall, never during the growing season.
Reply:Give it time.
Reply:Prune it back. Here%26#039;s a site with specific instructions:





http://www.helpfulgardener.com/lilacs/03...



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