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Felix from Tree cutting service in hyderabad guides how to prune an old fashioned lilac, offering information on the bush's growing and flowering behavior throughout the year.

Transcript. Good morning everyone, Felix here at Gurney's and today I'm talking to you about lilacs and pruning your lilacs after flowering in spring and I'm standing by this nice, old specimen, it's about fifteen years old here and it has some. Lilac bushes can get tall and leggy and knowing how to prune them will give you years of beautiful, fragrant flowers on manageable plants.

Three different ways of pruning lilacs depend on whether the plant is well-maintained, overgrown, or completely wild. Jan 09, Some say to have only about 10 canes per bush for best health and others say 2 or 3. The lilacs I have cared for have between 5 and 10 canes and bloom beautifully.

Annual pruning. Cutting Lilac blooms to bring into the house is a great way to keep your plant healthy. Make the cut.

Feb 10, The common purple lilac is a tough, reliable shrub that may reach a height of 15 to 20 feet. Unfortunately, as lilacs mature, the shaded lower portions of the shrubs usually lose their leaves. As a result, large, overgrown specimens are often leggy and unattractive. Old, neglected lilacs can be renewed or rejuvenated by pruning.

When selecting a tree surgeon to take care of your common lilac tree, be sure to check their references and certificates so that you can be certain they actually possess the qualifications and knowledge they claim to have.

Home gardeners can choose between two different pruning. Jun 09, Courtesy Jean Owens Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly on a lilac bush.

Lilacs are popular shrubs for their fragrant colorful blooms. Many gardeners wonder exactly how and when to prune lilacs. Ken Kuhnen of Machesney Park, Illinois, wrote in asking, “My lilac tree is beautifully shaped, but I need it to be smaller. I watched your video and am encouraged to work on my overgrown lilac bushes. I had several overgrown forsythia bushes that I had to cut way back to curtail their growth as they had outgrown or should I say “overgrown” their space.

I must say that I thought your bush looked more like my forsythia bushes than lilacs. Jul 30, Pruning. Pruning is critical for lilacs, both to promote flowering and to ensure air circulation to prevent powdery mildew and other problems.

The right time to prune is just after flowering is over, as lilacs bloom on old wood. Prune branches to thin out the growth (for better air circulation) and to keep the height of the shrub in check. If you are pruning to renovate a common lilac tree or bush, then do so during the winter. This is also the best time to remove dead wood. What to look for when you prune common lilac. The blooms of a lilac tree may well be affected by pests or disease so if you feel your plant is not flowering as abundantly as it should, look out for the following.

Pruning a lilac tree takes a bit of time and effort. You’ll be please to know if you have a dwarf lilac tree, that this species is actually much simpler to care for than some of the others. You’ll want to dead head any of the blooms that you see at the end of the season, so that next year’s lilacs. S. meyeri grows to about 8', S. chinensis to nearly 15'. So if you want a dwarf lilac to remain less than 8' or a common lilac to be less than 20', plan to prune it regularly.

This article is for you if you have an overgrown lilac of any kind: First, to bring it down to manageable size, Then to keep it smaller than it would if left alone.