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Overgrown climbing hydrangea

quitecontraryquitecontrary Posts: 6
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A very old (40 plus years) climbing hydrangea has had to be pulled away from wall for repairs. If I cut back very hard into old wood will it regrow? Or is it time to say goodbye?

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  • amancalledgeorgeamancalledgeorge Posts: 2,736
    A tricky one...my feeling would be that it will regrow but can't imagine it would be that vigorous. Probably a great opportunity for a fresh start? 

    Let's bump it up and see if anyone with experience in mature specimens can offer more advice. 
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  • vikenk.svikenk.s Posts: 4
    edited July 2020
    Any pictures?

    I might agree with amancalledgeorge (george?). You might be able to determine some of the many support points, landmark them, and built a large frame, you could get lucky, but it's a lot of work. The question becomes about time and money. Is it worth it?
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    If the plant is unharmed I would think it would reattach, if it has support.
  • quitecontraryquitecontrary Posts: 6
    Thanks for your comments, I agree it might work to reattach but will not look good for some years. 
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