That's a bit Harsh isnt it ... ? ! !
By susan
@sueznewz2 (10409)
Alicante, Spain
January 12, 2018 12:58pm CST
That's a bit harsh !!
Above is the before and after shot of the beautiful poinsettia tree, in the communal garden area of our flats... and as you can see ..., it has been pruned... and cut back..., and rather harshly I think.
I know it needs doing... but I was surprised by how much they have cut it back... but... I know it will grow back..
I remember when I first came to spain and saw how severely they prune everything... I was shocked and horrified and thought they had most assuredly killed them... but.. to my surprise and relief...they all grew back... so we could enjoy their beauty once again...
what do you think..? would you have pruned it that much..?
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@RasmaSandra (73473)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Jan 18
I might look excessive right now but here in the suburbs of Latvia where I live, I saw a tree cut back just the same a couple of years ago. I thought well that is the end of that tree but then came spring and it was sprouting and growing all over the place. In fact since then it always makes me smile when I see it in spring and through the summer because it looks like a tree having a bad hair day but it keeps right on growing and I think last summer it even looked fuller. I hope that happens to that tree too.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
14 Jan 18
thanks... yes I think it will... lol
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
14 Jan 18
No... I didn't know they grew into trees either... Val @just4him I had only ever seen the pot plants around Christmas time...
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
14 Jan 18
@just4him good... see how long you can keep it... and perhaps plant it outside when its warmer...
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@just4him (306386)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
14 Jan 18
@sueznewz2 That I can't do - plant it outside, that's not allowed here, but I will try and see how long I can keep it alive. So far it's the winner for longest lasting plant in my life.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
14 Jan 18
yes ... I thought the same judy.. @JudyEv
but I think it will come back...
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@JudyEv (325854)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Jan 18
@sueznewz2 Mum had a melia tree (Cape Lilac) and that would get butchered every year. It always came back too.
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@kobesbuddy (74594)
• East Tawas, Michigan
12 Jan 18
My understanding of this pruning process(which does appear to be very harsh), if they don't do this, the next season, the tree won't produce blossoms. Our raspberry bushes are exactly the same way. If we don't prune them back each fall, the following summer we have absolutely no raspberries at all:(
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
14 Jan 18
well that's good news... @kobesbuddy I've seen my Dad pruning various things in his garden but not quite as harshly as this... but.. many people have said the same as you so I'm pleased and hopeful of it coming back...
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@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
12 Jan 18
@sueznewz2 @Starla_9 @LovingMyBabies @ricki_911 Ask a gardener. This is the way to do it. It will grow back without the slightest problem.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
14 Jan 18
I thought the same... @Starla_9 but most people think it is quite usual to be pruned that much...
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@much2say (53958)
• Los Angeles, California
12 Jan 18
I didn't even realize there were poinsettia trees . . . I only know of the plants we see during the winter holidays! Perhaps that tree can handle being pruned that much. We have citrus trees and I was told that we shouldn't prune it back too much at a time, but I guess that's for citrus.
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@much2say (53958)
• Los Angeles, California
16 Jan 18
@sueznewz2 That may be so! I still have our poinsettia plant from Christmas . . . I wonder if it would actually grow as tree if I planted it in the ground!
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
14 Jan 18
like you...I didn't know there were poinsettia trees either lol... @much2say I think pruning is different ... for different trees...
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
13 Jan 18
i've never seen a real poinsettia plant so thank you for sharing the picture. i see stumps like that, here, too.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
14 Jan 18
I'd not seen it in tree form before either...
until I got to spain...
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
13 Jan 18
It does look sort of harsh.But they know what they are doing.They must have been doing it for years.It always grows back,I suppose.
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@LadyDuck (458255)
• Switzerland
14 Jan 18
@sueznewz2 They do, I was surprised the first time I saw how they pruned the trees in our area, not only surprised but upset, two years later they were bigger than before.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
14 Jan 18
ohhh good ... thank you @LadyDuck I'm glad you think it will survive...
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@DesirousDreamer (34783)
• Peoria, Arizona
12 Jan 18
It does always seem like a lot but it does grow back, I have to keep reminding myself every time I see my poor poor tree that was almost cut down
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@DesirousDreamer (34783)
• Peoria, Arizona
14 Jan 18
@sueznewz2 I am sure it will grow more beautiful and more bountiful than ever before!
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@thedevilinme (3904)
• Northampton, England
13 Jan 18
That looks correct. It allows the branch/shrub to grow back straight
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
14 Jan 18
that's good... lots of people have said the same ... so I'm hopefull it will grow back..
thank you @thedevilinme
@thedevilinme (3904)
• Northampton, England
14 Jan 18
@sueznewz2 you can put glow lights on it for now ;-)
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
13 Jan 18
This is a bit too much if you ask me (lol) But they have a point. No one notices Poinsettias throughout the year but eagerly look for them around Christmas time and that is the time this grossly pruned plant will show up.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
12 Jan 18
I think I might well have pruned it that much, it looks like it is ready to start growing again.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
14 Jan 18
yep... I reckon... @sallypup most of tge comments here sem to think it won't kill it...and that it'll come back..
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@sw8sincere (5204)
• Philippines
13 Jan 18
We never had the same flower in my place but it surely does look nice. I wonder too how many times in a month do they need to cut down the poor tree since I have read somewhere down the comment that it grows fast. =)
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