Foxglove tree
By Justvera
Worcester, United Kingdom
The frost has finished off the lovely leaves of my three year old tree. I have pruned it back because it was growing so fast,but my question is ,Does it flowere ?
- 4 Nov, 2008
Answers
We prune ours back to the ground every February. Then we allow only three buds to grow. We get no flowers, but the leaves get to over a metre across. It grows to about 12 feet each season.
5 Nov, 2008
As this tree will reach forty feet, I'm not suprised it was growing fast! It flowers in late spring - but on wood made this year; by pruning now, you have removed any wood that would have carried flowers. In future, if you need to prune it, do it as the flowering finishes.
Back in January I wrote two blogs on pruning. You might like to look at them to help you
4 Nov, 2008