Half of my lilac tree is dead, is it worth saving? I live in a zone 3 and this is according to my neighbour it's a Korean Lilac. Please note I bought the house in the winter and haven't seen the garden, I did not trim this lilac.
Is the tree worth saving? If so, what should I do? It doesn't look like rot but there are some adjustments I am going to do in the meantime, like prune whatever's growing at the base, move mulch 4 inches away, and not trim it.
Thanks in advance!
by More_Dinner5822
4 Comments
Yes, best to wait until early spring for best results. Should come back
Yes, rejuvenation pruning is more difficult with shrubs trained as a standard, but can be done.
You up in Alaska? I love Alaska. so cool
It looks like its still coming in spots. But this standard could do with a good pruning. Go in and thin out some of those branches already, i would go with 1/3rd of them and cut them back heavy into the center leaving about 1ft of growth on them and leave the rest to sustain the plant. Next spring before it comes out of dormancy and assuming your pruned areas grew well. This is a grafted tree so trunk can all be cleaned off as those are all suckers.