In my mini garden I have a ceanothus which has grown into a small tree. I was out of town for quite a while and missed its blooming season. It has outgrown and taken too much space, so I am thinking of giving it a heavy pruning like removing some of the horizontal limbs and encouraging an upward growing. I am wondering if it is the ok time to do it, or I should wait until next spring? Any suggestions will be very much appreciated. Thanks! Picture of my ceanothus tree
Elisabeth C. Miller Library: Gardening Answers Search Results for "Ceanothus" There is a lot of info here (link above) One thing that is often said (and I am not suggesting you’ve done this) is to the effect “right plant, wrong place” In other words - for example - we all love fast growing but then want it at a certain size or water use limit etc Victoria Lilac is pretty. I have never seen one standardized in to a shrub- tree The trunk braid in photo is very interesting
Thank you for replying and the info provided. I bought this plant six years ago, by then it only reached up to my knee. Actually I always hope it can grow into a tree and now it made it. My only concern is that some of the horizontal limbs have covered too much space and touched the trunk of its neighbor. So I am thinking a heavy prune to guide it for an upward growth. Just not sure if it is the right season to prune it. Probably I should wait until next spring.
