Can a mock orange bush be cut back?
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Carol
Our mock orange bush has gotten very scraggly/ugly looking. Can it be trimmed way back, like from 5 feet to 2 feet? Also, is this a good time of the year to do it, if not, when?
2 answers
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Spring flowering shrubs should always be cut back after flowering.You can still trim the bush but I would not encourage you to trim it quite that much the bush will not produce enough flowers next season.
Janet Pizaro
on Sep 02, 2015
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Yes most all flowering bushes can be cut back. Mock orange can be too. I'd do it just after it flowers or in fall.. You might night not get as many blooms next year ...... I alway cut my forsythia back a huge amount just after it blooms,,,,, its always loaded and huge by the next year again.... same for a mock orange... they actually DO BETTER and remain bushy if pruned good every so often..
Wanda sinnema
on Sep 02, 2015
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