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Waratah - can it be pruned ?
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Posted by popi NSW Aust (My Page) on Wed, Apr 12, 06 at 3:44
| Hi guys
I have a Waratah that was burnt on the hot January 1st we had this year. It also has borer damage, so is looking a bit stragley.
Would it be okay to prune the bush, and take off the damaged bits that havent regenerated ?
I am thinking that this is okay to do to Proteacea, but I just thought I would ask all you experts before I get out the secatuers.
Many thanks fellow Aussie Native enthusiasts. |
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RE: Waratah - can it be pruned ?
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- Posted by roysta Gosford NSW (My Page) on
Wed, Apr 12, 06 at 3:50
Hi Popi
I have a waratah that got hammered on New Year's Day as well.
It's looked better but will come good between now and flowering time in October.
The answer to your question is yes, they can be pruned, have done so several times and it comes back bushier. Cheers
Roy |
RE: Waratah - can it be pruned ?
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- Posted by aeor nsw (My Page) on
Wed, Apr 12, 06 at 6:48
Excellent question Popi, which has answered mine as the same thing exactly happened to my treasured plant (of which I now have three_. To the forum... is it wise to dead head the flowers? One of mine has bloomed and I'm not sure how to deal with the kaput flower. IT does sound like I should just cut it off.
cheers
A |
RE: Waratah - can it be pruned ?
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| Waratahs can be regularly cut back a fair bit if the plant is mature. I cut mine back by at least a third every two years or so. Some of the older stems I cut back to the lignotuber. I have seen them cut back even more severely. |
RE: Waratah - can it be pruned ?
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- Posted by popi NSW Aust (My Page) on
Wed, Apr 12, 06 at 18:16
| Thanks chaps, I will prune away, now and look forward to my next flowers in the spring. What sort of soil is your Waratah growing in ? Popi |
RE: Waratah - can it be pruned ?
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- Posted by aeor nsw (My Page) on
Wed, Apr 12, 06 at 23:18
Hi Popi
I'm not sure who you were aiming your question, but my waratah is growing in very poor soil. (as is most of my garden) It's sandy , not very deep on top of a sandstone slope.
cheers
Andrea |
RE: Waratah - can it be pruned ?
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- Posted by roysta Gosford NSW (My Page) on
Thu, Apr 13, 06 at 6:22
| My waratah is in a raised bed with the clay base mixed with sand and loamy soil. |
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