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Rhododendron pruning

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Palustris:
Do Rhododendrons re grow from brown wood? IE. If I cut back ours to a foot from the ground where there are leafless stems will they regrow from those stems?

ashley:
In principle, yes.  However in my limited experience some are less eager than others. 
Therefore for a valuable plant it's worth taking a cautious approach, by pruning part of the plant to test response before completing the job next season or thereafter.

Palustris:
Too late I have cut the Cunnungham's White to the roots. In 60 years of gardening I have never seen as many insects on one plant before. Scale insects off the scale.

ian mcdonald:
R. ponticum takes some killing as witnessed on Nature Reserves where it has become invasive. I can,t speak for others. It re-grows after being cut down to ground level.

ashley:

--- Quote from: Palustris on May 10, 2022, 02:14:33 PM ---Too late ...
--- End quote ---

 :o  ;D  This might still be worth taking a look at.

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