Buddleia globosa - older tree to prune
bailey.vermeer
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I have a 3m high Buddleia globosa - this is a tree rather than a large shrub. It's looking rather bedraggled and over the past couple of years has suffered from some sort of leaf damage - looks like something is eating the leaves and bit like viburnum beetle damage - and has hardly flowered. As it is by the side of my main patio I'd really like to get it back up to scratch this year. All suggestions gratefully received.
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Most types of buddleja can be cut hard back at this time of year ... I did mine this morning
This should help https://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/grow-plants/pruning-buddleia/
"... Buddleja alternifolia and Buddleja globosa bloom on stems made in the previous season, so cutting back in spring would remove the flower buds. Neither should be hard pruned – instead, cut out a selection of the oldest branches completely in midsummer..."