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Sambucus Nigra

Mary AnneMary Anne Posts: 118
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Hi can anyone advise...I pruned my sambucus nigra in the attached photo. It seems to have lost its height and now resembles a small shrub. Is it likely to recover and grow tall again?
thanks

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  • Mary AnneMary Anne Posts: 118

  • DampGardenManDampGardenMan Posts: 1,054
    I see no photo?
  • Mary AnneMary Anne Posts: 118
    Hi can anyone advise...I pruned my sambucus nigra in the attached photo. It seems to have lost its height and now resembles a small shrub. Is it likely to recover and grow tall again?
    thanks
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    Yes - it'll grow fast now the warm weather is here.
    You may not get flowers this year as they flower on the previous years growth, but it will grow quickly.
    Once established, I cut out about 1/3 of the old stems each year to keep it looking good.
    I also have to hack it back a bit in late summer.

    Billericay - Essex

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    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • HelixHelix Posts: 631
    We prune ours to the ground each year (otherwise we’d have to move house!) and they get back up to 6-8 feet by the end of the season.  We do sometimes leaves a few shoots so we get the flowers tho’....
  • Mary AnneMary Anne Posts: 118
    thanks for your reassurance!!
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