PlantFiles Pictures: Common Lilac, French Lilac (Syringa vulgaris), 0 by haleygem

haleygem wrote:
poppy

i have one and we literally trim it like you would a tree every year....we wait till a month or 2 after its done blooming and trim it all up, it looks like a tree and people hae stopped to ask what tree it is, when in bloom all the blooms rush to the top of the "tree" now and is loaded, 3 times as many blooms as before, and the scent is devine....the one we have has been with this house since the family has owned the house, back in the 70's, so figure that age out :) i will post a pic for you if i can find one of it. This is Sept 2003 after a haircut...its the tree next to the shed.