2006-10-23 01:49:10 · 7 answers · asked by jdlarmo 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
In the spring right after they are done blooming. If you do it now, you will be cutting off next years blooms.
2006-10-23 01:52:21 · answer #1 · answered by sheeny 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It very much matters when you should trim your lilac bushes. They begin to form next year's bloom right after they are finished flowering. If you trim now, you will find that it doesn't bloom next spring nearly as much as it had been.
It won't hurt the plant at all to trim it now, but if you can wait until next spring, I recommend that you do so.
2006-10-23 08:56:49 · answer #2 · answered by catherine02116 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I agree, cutting from the tips removes the flower buds which have already formed. However, if you need to thin the plant, not lower the height, you can prune down at ground level, removing whole branches and most, not all of those thin "suckers" that so clog the lower level. Be prepared, lilac wood is extremely hard, I use a pruning saw and still work up a sweat.
2006-10-23 09:37:38 · answer #3 · answered by fluffernut 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Lilacs should be trimmed right after they bloom, so you don't loose next years bloom.
2006-10-23 09:44:12 · answer #4 · answered by Geri H 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
they grow so fast i trim mine bout twice a year dont think it matters when hard to kill them if thats what your worried about!
2006-10-23 08:52:56 · answer #5 · answered by howie 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Do you mean plants of the Syringa genera?
2006-10-23 09:20:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Never heard of lilocks. Maybe you should try lilacs.
2006-10-23 08:50:40 · answer #7 · answered by Jenyfer C 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋