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Name: Joe Shreveport, La (Zone 8a)  Nutgrass May 10, 2018 2:33 PM CST |
| I live in zone 8a. This plant is listed to prefer zones 3 to 7b but I have a spot and will try it there. Just wanted to put that out there. I know its just a guide and success really depends on many factors. My research tells me 4-5 feet in width and 4-5 feet in height approximately at maturity. Also it blooms on old wood. If it survives my zone I will train it to be 3-4 feet in height. New growth will still appear but i would cut it off in the fall to maintain my plan. Will this species survive yearly cut backs? Will blooms return every year on the old wood maintained at 3-4 feet? Soil tilled and fertilized Feed I use Cottage Farms bud n flower booster |
Name: Daisy I Reno, Nv (Zone 6b) Not all who wander are lost    DaisyI May 10, 2018 3:36 PM CST |
 The answers to all your questions are 'No'. Zone 8 is too hot for this plant. Pruning every fall will cut off the old wood because the old wood is the wood grown during the summer after it blooms. This particular Sambucus is not very hardy to begin with. You might want to invest in a plant that will be happier in your zone and will maintain the height and width you want. Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and proclaiming...."WOW What a Ride!!" -Mark Frost President: Orchid Society of Northern Nevada Webmaster: osnnv.org |
Name: Joe Shreveport, La (Zone 8a) Nutgrass May 11, 2018 9:19 AM CST |
| Thanks Daisyl. Haha I really bombed out on that one. As you can see my knowledge is limited. Your explanation of old wood furthers my quest! |
Name: Kyle Middle TN (Zone 7a)              quercusnut May 11, 2018 9:33 AM CST |
How much will you take for it?  |
Name: Joe Shreveport, La (Zone 8a) Nutgrass May 11, 2018 11:58 AM CST |
| quercusnut I do not have this plant. I was inquiring about it before i bought it. |
Name: Kyle Middle TN (Zone 7a) quercusnut May 11, 2018 12:03 PM CST |
| Ahhhhh...... |
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