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I HAVE A MOCK ORANGE TREE FOR 10 YEARS BUT IS HAS NEVER FLOWERED. PLEASE WHAT CAN I DO.
THIS HAS BEEN PRUNED EVERY AUTUMN




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Do you prune it at all?

5 Aug, 2012

 

This should be pruned after flowering, only taking out the old wood, any new shoots should be left, because this is the wood that will provide the flowers next year, Derek.

5 Aug, 2012

 

WE HAVE NEVER HAD ANY FLOWERS ON THIS TREE BUT WILL PRUNE OUT ONLY THE OLD WOOD AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT YEAR. THANK YOU

MARIE

5 Aug, 2012

 

If you didn,t prune after flowering, I would leave it alone this year, prune after flowering next year.
I,m sure that by doing this you will have flowers next year. Derek

5 Aug, 2012

 

It is odd, I have baby ones from cuttings taken last year and they have flowered.

5 Aug, 2012

 

I'm pretty sure Marie has been cutting off the flowering shoots. They flower on the previous year's growth. This is why you prune immediately after flowering. Cut off the flowered shoots and any really old wood then, and you will see in a few weeks that lots of new growth appears. This is what will bear next year's flowers.

7 Aug, 2012

How do I say thanks?

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