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Can Westringia Glabra Cadabras be Pruned Hard?
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Posted by gregj23 (My Page) on Sat, Nov 18, 06 at 3:40
| I've got a long retaining wall of Westringia Glabra Cadabra and a number have lost many of their inner leaves and have quite light coloured foliage. They're next to a bed of Westringia Glabras that look fantastic. Can Westringias tolerate a hard prune with a view to generating some new growth ... or are they strictly for tip pruning? |
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RE: Can Westringia Glabra Cadabras be Pruned Hard?
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I don't know about that specific Westringia. I have certainly killed some old Westringias by pruning hard, but perhaps the story would have been different had I watered them more thoroughly at the time.
Since then I have been careful to train my Westringias up to be pruned by frequent pruning from an early age, so that I never feel the need to cut back below the foliage. They make such lovely dense plants.
I don't know what the lifespan of well-cared for Westringias is. 20 years, maybe? Could it just be time to start again with new plants?
I'll be interested to hear what others have to say on this one.
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RE: Can Westringia Glabra Cadabras be Pruned Hard?
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- Posted by pos02 NSW Aust (My Page) on
Mon, Nov 20, 06 at 21:22
| I know some of the new westringias grow naturally dense. We have a couple of rosmarinifolia which we barely prune - just enough to keep them in a nice shape. You could take some cuttings, as they are quite easy to propagate. If they grow, just replace the old ones. |
RE: Can Westringia Glabra Cadabras be Pruned Hard?
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- Posted by aeor nsw (My Page) on
Tue, Nov 21, 06 at 18:25
| I've found my glabras are generally of a more open growth than some others I have, but having said that, I prune them aggressively and they grow back very well. |
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