Posted by l on March 28, 19100 at 11:49:55:
I have a Lilac bush aprox thirty years old that has never been properly pruned. It's blooms are getting fewer and fewer each year. It has a ton of sucker growth. Should this be pruned to the ground? It also has a lot of what I think are water shoots (Branches that grow staight up and do not have blooms) Should those be cut out too? After it does bloom this year can I shape it up?
Thanks for any advice!
Larry