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Pruning Honeysuckle, questions...

prairiemoon2 z6b MA

14 years ago

It's only February but it's warm more often than it's cold. I am planning on pruning a Honeysuckle that was moved last spring. I moved it without pruning it at all last year, but it really needs it. The bottom of it is pretty bare and I'd like to cut it back to the ground. That is not a problem, right? I'm also wondering if I should cut it back now, because with the warmer temps this winter, a lot of shrubs and vines are starting to show growth.

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kayjones
14 years ago
All the new growth will freeze if the temps get cold enough. Be patient and wait until the end of April to prune.
prairiemoon2 z6b MA
Original Author
14 years ago
Won't the plant already be pushing out new growth by that time? I don't want to have a flush of new growth and then cut it back to the ground, right? I can't remember when the vine does flush out, but end of April sounds a little late. I have a lot of plants growing in the garden by then. I would agree that now is probably too soon. We will have freezing temps still to get through. So, I take it that as soon as I prune it, it will stimulate the vine to push out new growth during a warm enough spell and then a subsequent cold spell would freeze all the new growth?
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