ceanothus thyrsiflorus repens
I love my ceanothus, but it is huge!! Over 7ft tall and 12 ft wide and much admired. Was the labelling wrong at the garden centre? Your page says it should be much smaller than this. I would like to know when is best to cut back and how much? Up to now i've just cut back after flowering and it seems to be ok. Also - my neighbour is asking for a cutting. Advice please on how and when. Thanks
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Your'e pruning it at the right time, and they can become very large, but they do respond well to pruning, they even enjoy it. As for cuttings I usually take them after flowering as semi hardwood cuttings. I have tried softwood but I get a better result with the semi hardwood cuttings.
Take the cuttings at the end of summer about 6 inch cuttings and pot in a 50/50 mix of MPC and perlite, dip in hormone rooting powder and pop in a cold frame to overwinter. It works for me but it's not the strict way to do semi hardwood cuttings. You may loose some but I always do about 8 cuttings. If I have too many over flog or swap the extra to my local shop which sells plants in summer.
Dear Dave, Thank you so much for your help. I'm glad I've been doing ok. Will wait till end of summer for cuttings and follow your advice.
Dear Dave,
my ceanothus thyrsiflorus repens is now 9 years old and is very top heavy with sparse growth the base. Can be pruned REALLY Hard or should I dig it up?
Dear Dave,
my ceanothus thyrsiflorus repens is now 9 years old and is very top heavy with sparse growth the base. Can be pruned REALLY Hard or should I dig it up?
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Thank you Erica Mum
my ceanothus is about 8 foot high and wide so that seems a bit drastic but will definitely give it some consideration. Thanks for your suggestion. It grows in my daughter's garden and hasn't been trained regularly so has gone wild.