Tree Procrastination Brings Blossoms

[ozma914]

 My fourteen regular readers might remember that a couple of years ago I realized some kind of trees were growing up in the middle of our lilac bushes. I had to decide, quickly, whether to remove the trees, transplant the lilacs, or have my back yard declared a nature preserve and let the government worry about it

Comments

[kazzy_cee]

It might be worth you taking some cuttings of the lilac and seeing if you can get them to grow. I eventually got a couple to root from about 10 cuttings, but it meant I could grow them into larger plants for when I moved house. Transplanting is a good solution, but if you have a fall-back of some small lilacs which grow quite quickly into bushes/trees. There's lots of helpful advice online about how to do it.

It's lovely to have bonus trees even if they are in the wrong place!

[ozma914]

It's something we're considering. You can't have too many lilacs!