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My poor philadelphus
rosemummy
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Hi all, the heavy snow has snapped the longest branch on my philadelphus 
it didn't flower much in mast year, it's first in the garden, and I was so looking forward to it' s flowers, is there any hope at all to tape it and splint it to save it?.... I' m being ridiculous aren't t I?! Shall I just make a lean cut and accept Thátbranchwon' t flower?
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That's a shame rm
I would do a nice clean sloping cut just above a healthy bud or even take that whole stem back to base.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Thanks nut, I will brave the cold again tomorrow and do that
It's a big shame - but there may be a silver lining. Philadelphus sometimes throws up one long branch and the others are quite spindly in comparison. If you had asked me I would have advised you to cut that main branch hard back and then it would have thrown up several new branches and you'd have a well balanced shrub.
Now, without even having gone to the bother of asking, you're going to get that well-balanced shrub
You'll have to do without flowers this year, but maybe you can plant something nearby that will focus attention for this year - just think of it as an excuse to go to the garden centre
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.