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cut back/ prune?
Sweetie lady
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I have inherited an overgrown Tamaris. Lovey , but looks a mess this year.
Can I cut branches back? or do I just prune? and when can I do either?
Dont want to loose it , but it is invading other plants and growing over to nieghbours garden.
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You can tidy it up now and then in spring give it a hard cut.
I 've got 2 tamarisk in my garden. Both flower in the Spring about May time. Once they have finished flowering, I cut them really hard back... looks awful after the hard prune for a couple of weeks than new growth starts. Both have given me a good show of flowers every year. To date they are both alive!!!
Thank you Forester2 and Fluffy Cloud for helping me out here. Couldnt get back to you before now. There is always something taking up my time other than the garden!! I will give my plant a real good cut back. It cannot look worse than it does at the moment. It has looked really beautiful in the spring, but so overgrown.
I'm sure I will be back wanting more advice in the future. What a great site this is!