Lilac Trees Vs Bushes

Japanese tree lilac syringa reticulata is a single or multistemmed tree that grows 18 to 25 feet high. Each year prune away 1 3 of the oldest stems generally in june in australia.

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Lilac trees vs bushes

This is a french lilac type that flowers in mid may. Plants grow 10 to 12 feet tall and wide and are hardy in zones 3 to 7. Leave around 8 12 main canes.

Prune back to around 30cm less than the desired height each. Pruning of lilac bushes can be carried out after flowering light pruning maintains shape. Use it as a backdrop for other plantings or plant several together for an informal screen.

Blooms are lilac blue sweetly fragrant and up to 10 inches long. The classic definition of a tree is that it is over 13 feet 4 m tall and has a single trunk. The french variety is syringa vulgaris and they can handle heavy pruning.

Over 3 4 years you will have a healthy rejuvenated plant. True tree lilacs syringa reticulata and syringa pekinensis bloom a bit later than lilac bushes. The tree has spikes of white.

Tree lilacs are trickier. Tree lilacs can grow up to 25 feet 7 6 m high and have a tree like appearance but their many stems tend to get them classified as bushes. Their blooms are white and they are not as aromatic as the flowers of common lilac bushes.

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