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Bottle Brush pruning?

15 years ago

Anyone ever cut one down to the ground? Mine is getting old and the recent cold snap really did it in. It didn't look so great before from some frost damage a couple years ago. I have searched and got conflicting info on whether you can regenerate them by cutting to the ground.

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aztreelvr
15 years ago
Is this a bottle brush tree or the shrub (Callistemon spp)? In either case you should wait until you see new signs of growth before you begin pruning. That way you can see what is truly dead. It may be that nature has pruned your bottle brush for you.

For any other pruning on bottle brush its better to wait until May or June.
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