Forsythia benefit from rejuvenation pruning. The younger thinner stems produce the most flowers and resist disease and pests, so cut the thickest oldest stems down to the base. If your shrub is overgrown, you can completely cut the entire plant down to the ground and the root system will regrow. It probably won’t bloom for several years, but it will be healthy and beautiful. Forsythia is not native to North America, so it would be even better if you replaced this plant with native vernal, witch
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Forsythia shrubs bloom in the spring, and their flower buds have already been set for next year. So we do not want to do any pruning right now. We ideally want to prune within two weeks after the flowers have fallen off. And once your forsythia shrubs are established, you want to prune a third of the thick woody stems all the way down to the base. Forsythias flower on the thin young stems so pruning the thick wood out, is going to allow sunlight to get into the center of the plant and allow for
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Is it time to give your forsythia a haircut? If it’s leggy and sprawling it may be. Pruning is very personal so I’m not going to tell you it’s mandatory. But it will come back stronger if you do. So much to prune, so little time. If you’re overwhelmed trying to keep everything straight with what to prune when, and how, get my pruning guide. It’s organized in sections for types of plant and you can get it here: here: https://linktr.ee/youcandoitgardening🌺Location: client’s house (video done by c
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