How do you trim liloc bushes?
Question:How are you supposed to trim liloc bushes the right way?
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Care for Lilac Bushes: Lilac bushes are prone to powdery mildew disease, so provide good air circulation by keeping their branches pruned. Prune right after blooming is over. In addition to branch pruning, cut the dead flowers off when they're done blooming. This will prevent the seed from forming and thereby promote more profuse flowering the next spring.
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Lilac bushes.
With hedge clippers, and you can clip them how you want them!
you are supposed to cut off all the blooms after they flower, next years amount of flowers depend on how many were picked off this year. They should all be cut off after they are faded.
To trim the bush, you can cut out one or 2 of the oldest stalks, close to the base of the main plant, do not cut down too much at once or you might put the plant into shock. Wait to trim until after it is finished flowering. You can also trim the tops across to make the plant not so tall. hope this helps you
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whatever size you like.
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