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philadelphus virginal shrub

amberspyamberspy Posts: 382
I got this last year 
didn’t do much last year but it did grow 
now leaves are starting to appear as u see it’s very leg at top  and branches are at bottom will I leave it or cut it ive no idea 🙈🙈

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  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    It may produce flowers this year. The usual rule is to prune after flowering, sometime in June. I would then cut the long shoot down by about half, and the lax ones on the floor by three quarters.  They will then send up stronger shoots to flower next year.
  • amberspyamberspy Posts: 382
    It may produce flowers this year. The usual rule is to prune after flowering, sometime in June. I would then cut the long shoot down by about half, and the lax ones on the floor by three quarters.  They will then send up stronger shoots to flower next year.
    Thanks for that 

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