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Clematis? What to do

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  • 08-04-2020 6:06pm
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    Darando
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    Have what I think is a Clematis growing in back garden * I think it’s a Clematis! ..looks a total mess. Appear very woody in places but clearly alive and doing well in parts!

    https://ibb.co/4sQnM05

    What should the plan be? Heavily trim? Lightly trim? What to trim? And how to maintain into the future?


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    Harry Palmr
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    You could probably just pick the top edge of the fourth or maybe fifth block and cut everything back, stagger the main shoots so it's not "level" and then remove a selection of the growths entirely back to the main truck so there's more air and light. Obviously trim each just above a bud.

    It fairly infested with brambles as well isn't it? Obviously remove with a snip and try to pick axe the roots out.


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    Darando
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    No brambles, it’s actually a big rose bush mixed in with it! Very high but not wide and no shoots near the bottom... only seeing the mess it all is now


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    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    Ah, yes I've opened up the image properly now

    direct link for anyone else https://i.ibb.co/0BwRZzd/1-DDE61-D9-9845-4-FC2-A56-F-3-ACDA4-CC0-F50.jpg

    I'd certainly remove that thing on the left - it's a split V shape thing, is that also a rose?


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    Irishphotodesk
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    If it was mine, I would let it grow, trim it in winter or early spring before new shoots bloom, cut off at the top of the wall and trim away/remove any ivy that it will be forced to compete with for the wall space.

    The ivy will effectively choke it and has the potential to destroy the wall too. (I’m not a fan of ivy, so am biased)

    In early spring you may be able to guide new shoots/cut back to control the direction of growth, we have our back wall covered with clemantis, we trim it and also trim away the neighbours ivy once it come over the wall or through the wall to our side.


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    Darando
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    The rose is v-shaped to the left of the main clematis trunk. The v on the right is an ash tree which has plenty of clematis growing up it!

    I’ll try get a few up close photos but a total mess..new house so just out exploring in the good weather!

    Maybe the bigger question is what to do with the rose!! Plenty of life on it but overgrown

    Sorry couldn’t embed the original photo on the phone


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