I have a tamarisk next to a photinia and a smokebush. All are quite helathy but getting quite big. Can I coppice and prune back hard all three of these to suit the space they are in?
Posted: Monday 31st of August 2015 02:19 PM Last reply: Saturday 22nd of March 2025 01:28 PM
Hi, Frank, A few questions - How long have you had it? Is it newly planted? What type of soil do you have? Tamarix likes acid to neutral. Was it given a feed in spring? Recently? Routinely? How often does it get water? Could be too much. I'm not too concerned about the leaves turning yellow - it is deciduous so it should drop them soon anyway. The flowering could relate to any of the questions asked above. Please let me know a little more about it and I will do my best to help. Kathy C