Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Mar 27, 2016 11:46 am I'm wondering if my blueberry ash tree needs pruning and how I can best maintain it. I've had it 4 1/2 years but it's only really starting to grow now. I've repotted it this morning and mixed in a little compost with the potting mix. I've noticed some new growth from this spring and summer, but is it a bad idea to give it a little prune now in Autumn as the weather cools? Thank you. Unfortunately I can't post pictures of it - it's less than a metre tall at this point. Re: Blueberry Ash Tree Help 2Mar 27, 2016 3:06 pm 4 1/2 years and it's only started to grow now? The potting mix is the culprit if it is the same soil as when you first bought it then there's your problem. Most potting mixes that plants are sold with are only good for a few months at most. Get it some decent soil - proper potting mix with some well rotted compost and some decent slow release fertiliser plus a decent sized pot and next summer watch it bloom. Have you been keeping the water up to it in the hot summer months ? Here's some more info...http://www.ausgardener.com.au/pages.php?pageid=115 Stewie Hello. I just bought a few acres in Habana, Mackay, and my horses seem to love hanging around under this tree. I would like to name the paddock after this tree. Can… 0 9528 Fellow Perth dweller. Looks like pruns nigra. It's a dark leaf flowering plum. Doesn't get massive and is easily trimmed deciduous tree. Very popular in small gardens in Perth 7 2759 |