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When is the best time to prune my Californian Lilac?

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The flowering time for Ceanothus dictates the best time to prune them, regardless of whether it is evergreen or deciduous. Those which flower between spring and mid-summer are best pruned as soon as the flowers have finished. Those flowering in late summer and early autumn should be pruned the following spring, after the frosts.

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