tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545670869571990833.post7442275733572699603..comments2023-10-15T06:33:56.759-07:00Comments on Gardening Turned Up to Eleven: Tell the Truth Tuesday: Pruning help needed!Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14441140267067281722noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545670869571990833.post-84860547327546451732020-04-02T19:32:36.038-07:002020-04-02T19:32:36.038-07:00Hmmm...I vote for letting it grow with the lean. A...Hmmm...I vote for letting it grow with the lean. And if it does fine after losing the protection of the palo verde, that's a plus.David C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16897398037657414471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545670869571990833.post-52905108777354988232020-03-29T12:53:42.631-07:002020-03-29T12:53:42.631-07:00I'll try on that charming bit, and thank you f...I'll try on that charming bit, and thank you for the advice. It will be part of my sunday chores, i think...Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14441140267067281722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545670869571990833.post-37995116250327869252020-03-29T12:53:03.411-07:002020-03-29T12:53:03.411-07:00Thank you for the advice! I will stare at it some ...Thank you for the advice! I will stare at it some more, and then chop by a third to a half... I think it's growing crooked because of when it was growing under the Palo Verde. Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14441140267067281722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545670869571990833.post-17830575296502471602020-03-27T11:32:33.749-07:002020-03-27T11:32:33.749-07:00Treat like lavenders. Don't cut back to bare ...Treat like lavenders. Don't cut back to bare wood unless you are taking out the entire stem. A couple of mine lean also, towards the sun. Think of it as being part of their charm. ;^)Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545670869571990833.post-13248368001384637922020-03-24T11:34:00.886-07:002020-03-24T11:34:00.886-07:00I prune my Leucadendrons by a third or as much as ...I prune my Leucadendrons by a third or as much as a half. My well-established 'Wilson's Wonders' get hacked by half twice a year. 'Chief' just got got back by a third. I can't say whether yours will grow straighter after pruning. Do you have prevailing winds that might be causing it to lean? One of my Grevilleas leaned badly after our persistently heavy rains (the Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.com