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Hints and Tips
1. Prune in late winter early spring when the plant shows signs of new growth.
2. Remember most buddleia blossom at the tips of the branches but a couple of varieties flower on 2nd year growth from the stem. If in doubt, leave half the stems.
3. First give it a rough prune, reduce the overall height by 50% so you can get better access.
4. Remove dead, damaged, decayed, diseased, crowded, crossover branches.
5. Finally prune down to 30cm just above a fresh growth. The fresh growth will become the new branch.
6. If you want to avoid self seeding dead head the blossoms when they have gone over. Alternatively, leave them for nature.
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Kingswood Green Bypass Secateurs (as shown in the video): [ Ссылка ]
Wolf-Garten Anvil Secateurs: [ Ссылка ]
Spear & Jackson 8230KEW Kew Gardens Razorsharp Geared Mini Bypass Loppers: [ Ссылка ]
AIRAJ Telescopic Loppers 70-103CM, Loppers Heavy Duty, with Replacement Blades,SK-5 Steel Blade and Teflon-Coated,Six-Way Adjustable Handle,Professional Tree Loppers: [ Ссылка ]
Sharpening Stone: [ Ссылка ]
Hand Pruning Tree Saw: [ Ссылка ]
Thorn 'proof' gardening gloves: [ Ссылка ]
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