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Sambucus Black Nigra Elderberry - Pruning Problem

Golden Horde · 2013-02-16 16:34:14

I planted one of these two years ago. In the first year, all the leaves fell off and it never grew(I had expected this). 2nd year it took off and grew 3 feet in height and bloomed very well. Problem is it just one long shoot that has grown upwards and to the left. It just looks odd and now I want to try to prune it so that…

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16-02-2013 5:34pm

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Golden Horde

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I planted one of these two years ago. In the first year, all the leaves fell off and it never grew(I had expected this). 2nd year it took off and grew 3 feet in height and bloomed very well. Problem is it just one long shoot that has grown upwards and to the left. It just looks odd and now I want to try to prune it so that I can promote a bushier aspect.

It's now budding again - If I prune it right back to the ground level, how do I get multiple shoots to grow?

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#2 16-02-2013 8:20pm
padi89

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Prune it just above the buds to create side shoots. Then next year do the same to the new side shoots.

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