Pruning lilac bushes????

What is the best wasy to prune a lilac bush??

Pruning lilac bushes????
prune a lilac bush only after it blooms.


most people let them grow into hedges..


but if you wish to prune them: when you trim the top..it causes them to get wider...


the reverse is if you trim width..they get taller.


i love the smell of lilacs!


when i was a teenager there were lilac bushes outside my bedroom window..and on those warm days..with the windows open..the room was scented with lilac.
Reply:A good rule to follow with shrubs is to remove 1/3 of the growth every year. That means to completely remove the oldest growth right down to the ground. This will result in new growth, and a completely new lilac bush every 3 years.





Good luck :%26gt;)))
Reply:I use hand held pruners and clip out the tops, down to the next leaf junction.


If you want to do severe pruning, cut them back a third of their height. You won%26#039;t get any flowers, this year, but they will bloom the following year.


After they have bloomed, always remove the seed heads, that form. They will not produce anything and they sap the strength from the bush(s).
Reply:First off, do your pruning just after it finishes blooming. If you wait too long after blooming, you will remove the buds set for next year.





You can remove up to about 1/3 of the length of your branches. I also remove any small branches growing along the ground, and the oldest and largest ones in the middle.





They really are forgiving, as long as you do them right after they bloom. It%26#039;s the same for forsythia.



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