Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-latour!tremblay From: tremblay@latour.DEC Newsgroups: net.garden Subject: Lilacs Message-ID: <2355@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Wed, 29-May-85 09:35:16 EDT Article-I.D.: decwrl.2355 Posted: Wed May 29 09:35:16 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 31-May-85 02:45:40 EDT Sender: daemon@decwrl.UUCP Organization: DEC Engineering Network Lines: 7 My experience with lilacs is they seem to cycle year to year on how much they flower. I have had good success extensively pruning them each spring to remove all older wood, dead wood included. I've noticed in the past that not many blossoms occur on the older growth. Sorta like grapes. Glenn Tremblay