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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2007 19:02:45 GMT
Hi all
Ive got a Photina that has gone very leggy, i cut it back to about half last year and gave it a good mulch, but it still looks bad.
Is there anything else i could do or would i be better getting a new one.
I took some cuttings but they are not growing much.
Any help appreciated.
Karen
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Post by Dr Bill on Feb 9, 2007 21:18:04 GMT
I think I would be inclined to start again with a nice shaped shrub and keep it pruned to keep its shape and also to encourage the lovely red new growth
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2007 22:00:58 GMT
I think thats agood idea, i kept forgetting to prune so thats why it got out of hand.
Thanks Karen
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Post by Dr Bill on Feb 9, 2007 22:18:40 GMT
We had one similar. I have just outed it
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2007 14:43:37 GMT
Karen
Before getting rid of it, why not give it a good hard prune and see what happens ? I mean chop it down to about 12 inches and see how it goes from there. They're very common plants round here so if it doesn't do any good, you can always replace it later in the year.
FA x
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2007 15:37:11 GMT
FA
Thanks for the reply, i might give that a go first and if it doesn't work ill get a new one.
Thanks Karen
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Post by beejay on Feb 11, 2007 10:33:51 GMT
What ever you decide to do, leave it for a couple of months. They should just be about starting into their new growth so you might find lots of new shoots as a result of your last lot of pruning!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2007 17:47:45 GMT
Thanks for the reply beejay ill do that.
Karen
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