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glamourpuss U.P., MI(Zone 5a) May 03, 2007

Hi everyone,
I have a very large lilac tree/bush in my yard and every year it gets around a hundred suckers around the bottom.Last year i did not dig them up so they are pretty large this year. Does any one know an easier way to dig these up. I have a small yard so I have to contain this bush and the last time I did this I had to used an ax to cut the roots before I could dig. I am not looking forward to this.
Any ideas or will I just have to do the old way?

Thanks,
Sue

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terryr Bureau County, IL(Zone 5a) May 03, 2007

Sue, are you taking out (pruning) a 1/3 of the old growth each year? Or are you leaving all the old growth? Is it an old fashioned lilac bush? Blooms purple? Prone to powdery mildew?

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glamourpuss U.P., MI(Zone 5a) May 03, 2007

Yep it is as very old lilac bush, just as you described.
I just dig up the little plants around the edges.

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