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Old 09-11-2014, 10:28 AM   #101
calgarygringo
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Default Cut them down

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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist View Post
That basically means cutting pretty much the whole thing right down to the ground in my case. I only have two or three branches that were not damaged. I actually pruned the lilacs heavily this spring because the previous owner of the house had done no pruning and the bushes were extremely overgrown. I had to remove two of the four bushes because they were all over the place and starting to damage the fence.
I have really large ones and cut them right down on purpose every 2-3 years. They grow like weeds as mentioned and will be right up there again in a year or 2. Mine survived but are ready for another chop down as they must be 12-15 feet high now.
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