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should you trim santolina to keep it compact wnd when?


On plant Santolina chamaecyparissus

  • Question asked on 13 Sep, 2010

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Yes you will need to, otherwise it forms a rather ugly shape with dead growth in the centre. I usually do them around mid/end of May, then again mid/end July.

13 Sep, 2010

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