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Orange blossom go wild?
Hi,
I have been growing orange blossom bush/tree( look more like it!!) from someone else's cutting and finally this year it flower like mad. It was lovely and bees go crazy on them, unfortunately I think I planted it at the wrong place as it has push my wooden fences over after some big windy gaze earlier this year, and i'm unable to move it or cut it down yet due to taking care of a baby. Now the flower has die down is it the time to prune it down and move it to somewhere more open, and against a strong wall maybe? Althought that would mean it's going to a shady area and get less attention.
Thank you for any advice!!
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Assuming you are talking about Philadelphus and not the type that has oranges on.
You can prune it now after flowering. It will then grow new shoots which will flower next year. I would move it in the winter after all the leaves fall off and it is dormant.
Hi,
yes it's the mock orange bush. I wasn't expect it go so Big!!!!
Thank you I will do that in winter then.
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Yes it's a good time to prune, prune 1 in 5 of the old Canes right out. Cut the the rest back by a third, Do this anually.