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Pruning Forsythia

Blue OnionBlue Onion Posts: 2,995
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I was watching Alan Titchmarsh's Love Your Garden last night, and Frances Tophill said to prune your forsythia to the ground after flowering.  I know you're supposed to prune out the 1/3rd of the oldest branches at the base.. but the idea of cutting it all back is appealing, as I did the classic newbie and planted mine in a too-small-for-sprawling-habit space.  Has anyone tried cutting it all back before?  What were your results?
Utah, USA.

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  • Joyce21Joyce21 Posts: 15,489
    I have done it in order to rejuvenate it.  It was two years before it had any flowers.
    SW Scotland
  • Blue OnionBlue Onion Posts: 2,995
    Thanks Joyce.. that was what I was worried about.  I'll have to have a think about it.. either let it just do it's thing (it's currently half under a cherry tree).. or battle it's nature.  
    Utah, USA.
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