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Funny that the Vitex held onto its leaves this year. None of the others in the neighborhood did. After an hour and a half of leaf stripping and pruning, I'm much happier. From mushy mess to architectural. Very satisfying.
After:
Funny that the Vitex held onto its leaves this year. None of the others in the neighborhood did. After an hour and a half of leaf stripping and pruning, I'm much happier. From mushy mess to architectural. Very satisfying.
So much better! In Abq, so many clients never pruned small trees until too late, and I had to actually do that a few times. So important on low, xeric trees, and a little every year really creates a stunning specimen that takes part of a century in the wild. I bet you were happier after!
ReplyDeleteMy guess is that's a tight spot that stays too warm, so and abrupt first hard freeze can nail it. I've been considering a blog post on that issue...you should see the cork oaks, southern magnolia, etc done that way here and Abq!