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Syringa mystery growth

wjones77wjones77 Posts: 2
in Problem solving
Hello all, I'm new and my first post is a question.  I have this syringa meyeri palibin. The smaller leaves are what it looked like originally, but now it has grown this other shrub from the same stem....larger leaves and different flowers!   I have two and it's happened to both of them!  What on earth is going on and what should I do please? 

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  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    edited June 2023
    I don't know but could this be a rootstock problem?
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • KeenOnGreenKeenOnGreen Posts: 1,831
    It is a dwarf hybrid, grafted onto a more vigorous rootstock.  Cut back all of the shoots with the larger leaves.  You will need to do this every year.  We have the same issue with ours.  
  • wjones77wjones77 Posts: 2
    Thanks so much.  I'll get that done. 
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Same with mine,  it’s grown so many shoots in the surrounding area it’s filling it’s space and more.
    I’m going to hack the whole lot out. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

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