Lilac issue

9 years ago

Good afternoon, I have a lilac that was planted in April 2011. This past spring blooms in the blooms were wonderful however after the blooms have faded it seems to have a very small amount of foliage and does not appear to be over all healthy. The bark is also splitting. Is there anything I can do to park this tree up? I remember it used to have a lot more green leaves on it than it does now and I'm not sure what has changed. Thank you in advance!

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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
9 years ago
google ... rejuvenation pruning of flowering shrubs ..

other than that.. it looks normal..

do you use weed and feed on that weed free lawn??

ken
Billy L
Original Author
9 years ago
Regular lawn fertilizer.
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cecily
9 years ago
I would increase the mulched area around the lilac and allow several suckers to grow this season so you can begin removing the older growth as Ken suggested. It looks normal to me too (better than normal 'cuz in my area lilac foliage mildews badly in summer and yours isn't doing that).
Billy L
Original Author
9 years ago
Thanks for the suggestion! I just remembered it having more leaves which I confirmed from old photos so I wasn't sure if reduced foliage meant there was an issue.
cearbhaill (zone 6b Eastern Kentucky)
9 years ago
I'd just extend that bed to the left there to include the lilac. Get that nutrient stealing grass out of there and do some nice compost-y mulch. Lilacs generally respond really well to increased levels of care.