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Apr 23, 2016 2:07 PM CST
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Name: Taqiyyah
Maryland (Zone 7a)
Bee Lover Vegetable Grower Plant and/or Seed Trader Seed Starter Salvias Roses
Region: Maryland Region: Mid-Atlantic Container Gardener Winter Sowing
Hi, there,

My hydrangea leafed out too early and most of the new growth froze. It looks ugly so I cut it back by half, and took the opportunity to pull out ivy that was growing around the lower stems, but also noticed that it seems there are many more dead sticks (I mean with no growth or buds at all) than live ones. I think it's an accumulation over the years... Is there anything I need to do to "refresh" it?
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Apr 23, 2016 5:46 PM CST
South (Zone 8b)
It sounds like you have done what i would do. If you have it mulched maybe you could rake the old mulch back and put new.
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Apr 23, 2016 8:37 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Taqiyyah
Maryland (Zone 7a)
Bee Lover Vegetable Grower Plant and/or Seed Trader Seed Starter Salvias Roses
Region: Maryland Region: Mid-Atlantic Container Gardener Winter Sowing
But is it "okay" for all those dead sticks to be there, or do they need to be cut down from the base?
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Apr 24, 2016 5:01 PM CST
Name: Cindy
Hobart, IN zone 5
aka CindyMzone5
Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Plant Identifier
I'd wait just a bit to see what branches will resprout. Then you can out the old branches.
Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize that we can't eat money. Cree proverb
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