I cut my lillac bush back last fall,it was about 15 ft.and i cut it down to about 3.ft.because it was just kind of going everywhere.The person that recommended i cut it said that there very resiliant and it will not harm the bush,now with spring approching im having some regrets because i did a pretty good hack job on it. Will it bloom this year?did i make a mistake by cutting it so low?
Lilac bush?
Your friend was right,lilacs are very hardy.when cutting back apple trees,lilacs and such,it should be done while the tree or brush is dormant,such as late fall, winter.It will be less shocking to the tree.You should still get blossoms this summer,but next year will be a boomer year for you.make sure to feed your trees in the fall before you cut back ,so they will have nutrients when they wake up to the shock of a pruning and it will give them a refreshing start to the new season.Enjoy your lilacs,i know i always do.
Reply:Really you should have only cut one-third of the branches - that%26#039;s about all the foliage a plant can stand to lose and still be able to come back.
Keep your fingers crossed, it may come back, but it will be slow! When I was a newbie I let a friend chop down my biggest hydrangea and it%26#039;s still coming back slowly.
Reply:Only time will tell. Where I am people never cut off more than 1/3. Both in height and width.
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Sunday, April 12, 2009
Lilac bushes?
do you HAVE to plant them in the ground for the first couple of years if they%26#039;re small or can they thrive in a planter?
the reason i ask is, we rent and the last house we lived at we bought a bush and we%26#039;ve moved. i don%26#039;t want to end up investing in another bush only to move again without it.
thanks
Lilac bushes?
i bought a lilac tree and when i moved i took my tree with me.i do not think you can leave it in a pot i think you need to put it in the ground.just if you move take it with you.
Reply:I think if you put it in the ground, you can always dig up the roots and move it to the next place.
Reply:i moved a lilac bush twice,once in 1982 and then again last year and it is fine
Reply:If you get a large enough pot, and have adequate drainage it should be fine. You want to create the ideal conditions in the pot just as you would if it was in a garden. They do not like their roots wet for a long time, try to keep ph arout 6-7 and add a bit of wood ash from time to time. High nitrogen fertilizers will produce poor blooms.The taller the pot the better because they like to set deep roots.
Reply:Unless you are going to move before winter,you have to plant it in the fall! Because the roots will freeze in the pot on top of the ground!! When they are planted,belive it or not!! The roots are insulated!! But if you take care of it,you can enjoy it all summer long,in the pot!!! Hope I helped you out!! Dave.
Reply:Put it in a container. It will survive fine in the winter...Even if you have harsh winters. You may just need to keep upgrading the size of the pot if you do not move for years. I work landscape.
Reply:I planted a lilac and in two years it would have been to big to have in a pot. Your right about not being able to move it from a rented place. Most landlords will make a fuss. I%26#039;d go ahead and move it anyway. You can either plant grass where you take it out or plant another not to expensive bush in it%26#039;s place.
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the reason i ask is, we rent and the last house we lived at we bought a bush and we%26#039;ve moved. i don%26#039;t want to end up investing in another bush only to move again without it.
thanks
Lilac bushes?
i bought a lilac tree and when i moved i took my tree with me.i do not think you can leave it in a pot i think you need to put it in the ground.just if you move take it with you.
Reply:I think if you put it in the ground, you can always dig up the roots and move it to the next place.
Reply:i moved a lilac bush twice,once in 1982 and then again last year and it is fine
Reply:If you get a large enough pot, and have adequate drainage it should be fine. You want to create the ideal conditions in the pot just as you would if it was in a garden. They do not like their roots wet for a long time, try to keep ph arout 6-7 and add a bit of wood ash from time to time. High nitrogen fertilizers will produce poor blooms.The taller the pot the better because they like to set deep roots.
Reply:Unless you are going to move before winter,you have to plant it in the fall! Because the roots will freeze in the pot on top of the ground!! When they are planted,belive it or not!! The roots are insulated!! But if you take care of it,you can enjoy it all summer long,in the pot!!! Hope I helped you out!! Dave.
Reply:Put it in a container. It will survive fine in the winter...Even if you have harsh winters. You may just need to keep upgrading the size of the pot if you do not move for years. I work landscape.
Reply:I planted a lilac and in two years it would have been to big to have in a pot. Your right about not being able to move it from a rented place. Most landlords will make a fuss. I%26#039;d go ahead and move it anyway. You can either plant grass where you take it out or plant another not to expensive bush in it%26#039;s place.
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Lilac trees have pods where the blooms were....there doesn't appear to be seeds in them.?
Is the whole pod a seed? If we plant these, will we get knew trees? Thanks for any help.
Lilac trees have pods where the blooms were....there doesn%26#039;t appear to be seeds in them.?
popular way to grow new bushes is too take small shoots from an existing plant. Select shoots which are one to two feet tall. Look for good root systems. Dig deeply to extract as much of the root as possible. The main root will be attached to the mother plant. Use clippers to cut it from the main bush. Plant the new shoot in the location you have selected. Add compost to the soil before planting. Plant three to five shoots in each area. Water thoroughly. Like all transplants, the survival rate is higher if transplanted in cooler weather. Keep the soil around your transplant moist, but not water-logged.
You can also grow Lilacs from seed, although this is an exceedingly uncommon approach. At the end of the season, you can harvest the seed from the dead flowers after they have dried, but before they fall out of the seed pods onto the ground. Growing from seed takes time and patience. Most gardeners don%26#039;t want to wait four to five years to see the first lilac blossoms.
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Lilac trees have pods where the blooms were....there doesn%26#039;t appear to be seeds in them.?
popular way to grow new bushes is too take small shoots from an existing plant. Select shoots which are one to two feet tall. Look for good root systems. Dig deeply to extract as much of the root as possible. The main root will be attached to the mother plant. Use clippers to cut it from the main bush. Plant the new shoot in the location you have selected. Add compost to the soil before planting. Plant three to five shoots in each area. Water thoroughly. Like all transplants, the survival rate is higher if transplanted in cooler weather. Keep the soil around your transplant moist, but not water-logged.
You can also grow Lilacs from seed, although this is an exceedingly uncommon approach. At the end of the season, you can harvest the seed from the dead flowers after they have dried, but before they fall out of the seed pods onto the ground. Growing from seed takes time and patience. Most gardeners don%26#039;t want to wait four to five years to see the first lilac blossoms.
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Lilac Uggs?
UGGly?
Also, do you think I should buy a pair, or are they TOO in and I should wait a while?
Lilac Uggs?
they are cute but can be tacky with the wrong clothing choices
Reply:I%26#039;ve always stuck to my opinion of Ugg boots = Uggly.
Reply:Uggs are cute and super comfy. i would buy them in a more practical color such as chocolate or tan. that way you could wear them with anything.
Reply:That sounds really cute, but I am not sure how practical they will be unless you have a great deal of clothes that look good with them.
Reply:i think all uggs are hideous. but they are so comfy! i think theyre worth the buy but not lilac. i like the chocolate ones.
Reply:Ugg boots are for bogans. You needed to have lived in Australia in the 80%26#039;s to know how boganish they are (they are originally from here) I can%26#039;t believe Americans like them, 20 years after bogans started wearing them in OZ. They were never in unless you were a bogan. Next you guys will make the moccasin trendy.
From Wikipedia:
In Australia, bogans and members of related subcultures are generally the only people who wear them in public. Most other Australians only wear ugg boots around the house, or at the most trips no further than the local corner shop, although recent fashion interest has given them more exposure.
Bogan is a derogatory Australian slang term for somebody who is perceived as being an unfashionable %26quot;lower-class%26quot; person and living in deprived urban areas.
Not trying to be mean, but when I think of ugg boots I am taken back to the 80%26#039;s. It%26#039;s the nature of living here and seeing things from an Australian point of view.
Reply:I think you should go for it.
Reply:yeah you should. uggs are never TOO in. they are always in style even though it%26#039;s not in season.
Reply:Personally I think that the whole UGGS collection is terrible. But they are comfy =)
Reply:Uggs so trendy that they%26#039;ve become quite a statement. You%26#039;re either the type that wears Uggs and loves trends for just being trends, or the type that hates Uggs and rejects the idea that something%26#039;s cool just because everybody else is wearing it. You probably know which one you are, and if you like Uggs you may as well get them!
If anything if you wait awhile they might become too out of style to wear, that%26#039;s what happens to things that become too popular too suddenly (eg, bathrobe-sweaters... remember those?).
So if you like Uggs, get them now while they are at their %26quot;coolest.%26quot;
Reply:well i think uggs are sorta well...UGGly as you said. But...if you wait a while untill they are kinda out of style then you could bring them back and it would be cool. lol :]
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Also, do you think I should buy a pair, or are they TOO in and I should wait a while?
Lilac Uggs?
they are cute but can be tacky with the wrong clothing choices
Reply:I%26#039;ve always stuck to my opinion of Ugg boots = Uggly.
Reply:Uggs are cute and super comfy. i would buy them in a more practical color such as chocolate or tan. that way you could wear them with anything.
Reply:That sounds really cute, but I am not sure how practical they will be unless you have a great deal of clothes that look good with them.
Reply:i think all uggs are hideous. but they are so comfy! i think theyre worth the buy but not lilac. i like the chocolate ones.
Reply:Ugg boots are for bogans. You needed to have lived in Australia in the 80%26#039;s to know how boganish they are (they are originally from here) I can%26#039;t believe Americans like them, 20 years after bogans started wearing them in OZ. They were never in unless you were a bogan. Next you guys will make the moccasin trendy.
From Wikipedia:
In Australia, bogans and members of related subcultures are generally the only people who wear them in public. Most other Australians only wear ugg boots around the house, or at the most trips no further than the local corner shop, although recent fashion interest has given them more exposure.
Bogan is a derogatory Australian slang term for somebody who is perceived as being an unfashionable %26quot;lower-class%26quot; person and living in deprived urban areas.
Not trying to be mean, but when I think of ugg boots I am taken back to the 80%26#039;s. It%26#039;s the nature of living here and seeing things from an Australian point of view.
Reply:I think you should go for it.
Reply:yeah you should. uggs are never TOO in. they are always in style even though it%26#039;s not in season.
Reply:Personally I think that the whole UGGS collection is terrible. But they are comfy =)
Reply:Uggs so trendy that they%26#039;ve become quite a statement. You%26#039;re either the type that wears Uggs and loves trends for just being trends, or the type that hates Uggs and rejects the idea that something%26#039;s cool just because everybody else is wearing it. You probably know which one you are, and if you like Uggs you may as well get them!
If anything if you wait awhile they might become too out of style to wear, that%26#039;s what happens to things that become too popular too suddenly (eg, bathrobe-sweaters... remember those?).
So if you like Uggs, get them now while they are at their %26quot;coolest.%26quot;
Reply:well i think uggs are sorta well...UGGly as you said. But...if you wait a while untill they are kinda out of style then you could bring them back and it would be cool. lol :]
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Lilac bushes are they the same as syringa?
Yes
Lilac bushes are they the same as syringa?
no these are two different spieces
Reply:I%26#039;ll back that up - it%26#039;s a definite %26#039;Yes%26#039;
Reply:Yep . Common Lilac is Syringa vulgaris
Japanese Tree Lilac - Syringa reticulata
Littleleaf Lilac - Syringa microphylla
Meyer Lilac - Syringa meyeri
Manchurian Lilac - Syringa patula
Late Lilac - Syringa villosa
Early Flowering Lilac - Syringa x hyacinthiflora
Chinese Lilac - Syringa x chinensis
Persian Lilac - Syringa x persica
There are some other more obscure ones , but all of the commonly avaible ones are varieties of those listed above .
Why do you ask ? Is there some larger question that you are trying to answer?
Reply:Syringia is the lilac genus and contains about 20 species, probably including %26quot;bush%26quot; ;-)
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Lilac bushes are they the same as syringa?
no these are two different spieces
Reply:I%26#039;ll back that up - it%26#039;s a definite %26#039;Yes%26#039;
Reply:Yep . Common Lilac is Syringa vulgaris
Japanese Tree Lilac - Syringa reticulata
Littleleaf Lilac - Syringa microphylla
Meyer Lilac - Syringa meyeri
Manchurian Lilac - Syringa patula
Late Lilac - Syringa villosa
Early Flowering Lilac - Syringa x hyacinthiflora
Chinese Lilac - Syringa x chinensis
Persian Lilac - Syringa x persica
There are some other more obscure ones , but all of the commonly avaible ones are varieties of those listed above .
Why do you ask ? Is there some larger question that you are trying to answer?
Reply:Syringia is the lilac genus and contains about 20 species, probably including %26quot;bush%26quot; ;-)
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Is it possible for healthy, fragrant lilac bushes to grow here in the S.F. Bay area?
I suspect that the beautiful purple, fragrant lilacs I remember from my midwestern childhood were a product of the very cold winters. Is there a way to trick them into growing as profusely here in the mild climate of the bay area? Perhaps someone knows of a special variety? (preferably one that I could propogate myself.) I live on the peninsula where a winter freeze is very, very rare.
Is it possible for healthy, fragrant lilac bushes to grow here in the S.F. Bay area?
Hi Kathryn - I live in Sonoma Cty and I have three healthy, flowering lilac bushes in my yard. We might freeze overnight a handful of times during the winter, but I would think you could definitely grow a lilac well on the peninsula. Good luck!
Reply:We had a lilac bush at our East Bay home, where I grew up. It wasn%26#039;t that different from the peninsula, climatewise.
Good luck!
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Is it possible for healthy, fragrant lilac bushes to grow here in the S.F. Bay area?
Hi Kathryn - I live in Sonoma Cty and I have three healthy, flowering lilac bushes in my yard. We might freeze overnight a handful of times during the winter, but I would think you could definitely grow a lilac well on the peninsula. Good luck!
Reply:We had a lilac bush at our East Bay home, where I grew up. It wasn%26#039;t that different from the peninsula, climatewise.
Good luck!
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How can you kill lilac bushes making it look like a natural death?
For the most part these stupid bushes are on my side of the property line, but partially on my neighbors side. I am extremely allergic to lilacs, they cause not only a stuffy nose, sneezing, itchy eyes, but they restrict my air way.
The only way I survive is to take massive doses of Benadryl and go to bed until it’s over. My neighbors feel since they planted so many of these things on our property line when we moved in, unlike NORMAL people who just put up a FENCE, I should just take Benadryl for the next 3 or 4 weeks and go to bed. Like I don’t have responsibilities – like CHILDREN!
For some reason the Bitter Sweet won’t kill them!
How can you kill lilac bushes making it look like a natural death?
pour Roundup down the stalks slowly as not to create a moat around the base of the bush
before your inconsiderate neighbors have a chance to replant, salt the ground and that should put an end to plants growing there for years.
Reply:Benadryl will of course confine you to the bed. It makes you drowsy. Take an allergy pill like Claritin that doesn%26#039;t cause drowsiness.
BTW it%26#039;s not the Lilacs. It more likely grass pollen or tree pollen that is killing you. You would be well served to see your doctor and find exactly what you are allergic to before you go killing off landscaping.
Reply:bleach, pinesol, roundup get it in the roots....it will slowly kill it..just like you want...lol thats kinda funny...and actually you can cut them if they are on your property line...there shouldnt be anything within a foot of the property line in most states..if they are on your side..cut the damn things down..tell them you cant live on allergy meds...because being so drunk from them you have to sleep sucks...tell them you will help them move them..but they arent staying there...end of story
Reply:Get a monster truck and mow those bushes down and do brodies all over their yard. That should teach those weasels for being insensitive to your needs.
Reply:call the borough or whoever is in charge of your town/city and find out what can be done
Reply:pour a bottle of weed killer on some type of somthing like that at the bottom.. if you can get close enough..
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The only way I survive is to take massive doses of Benadryl and go to bed until it’s over. My neighbors feel since they planted so many of these things on our property line when we moved in, unlike NORMAL people who just put up a FENCE, I should just take Benadryl for the next 3 or 4 weeks and go to bed. Like I don’t have responsibilities – like CHILDREN!
For some reason the Bitter Sweet won’t kill them!
How can you kill lilac bushes making it look like a natural death?
pour Roundup down the stalks slowly as not to create a moat around the base of the bush
before your inconsiderate neighbors have a chance to replant, salt the ground and that should put an end to plants growing there for years.
Reply:Benadryl will of course confine you to the bed. It makes you drowsy. Take an allergy pill like Claritin that doesn%26#039;t cause drowsiness.
BTW it%26#039;s not the Lilacs. It more likely grass pollen or tree pollen that is killing you. You would be well served to see your doctor and find exactly what you are allergic to before you go killing off landscaping.
Reply:bleach, pinesol, roundup get it in the roots....it will slowly kill it..just like you want...lol thats kinda funny...and actually you can cut them if they are on your property line...there shouldnt be anything within a foot of the property line in most states..if they are on your side..cut the damn things down..tell them you cant live on allergy meds...because being so drunk from them you have to sleep sucks...tell them you will help them move them..but they arent staying there...end of story
Reply:Get a monster truck and mow those bushes down and do brodies all over their yard. That should teach those weasels for being insensitive to your needs.
Reply:call the borough or whoever is in charge of your town/city and find out what can be done
Reply:pour a bottle of weed killer on some type of somthing like that at the bottom.. if you can get close enough..
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