Can i prune lilac in october

When to prune lilacs is just as important as how you prune these shrubs to ensure they produce lots of beautiful, fragrant flowers in the spring.

Besides resulting in a bonanza of blooms each year, pruning lilacs (Syringa spp.) helps make lilac shrubs more shapely, strong, and healthy.

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So grab your shears and read on to learn how and when to prune lilacs properly.

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Benefits of Pruning Lilacs

Cutting off dead and damaged wood and controlling the number of stems on the shrub are vital to lilac care.

Left unpruned, mature lilacs become choked with old wood and deadwood and produce few flowers. They also become wildly overgrown and unruly. Also, as lilac shrubs grow, the lower parts become shaded by the canopy above.

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That means they won't get as much sunlight and will begin to lose their leaves.

Here’s why you should prune lilacs: 

• The shrub produces more flowers. Lilacs produce the biggest and most flowers on stems that are no more than 5 or 6 years old.

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