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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    January 10, 2016
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    Pruning in late summer helps the plant get ready for winter.
    Keeping the plant watered well into the winter freeze.
    Adding 5 to 6 inches of good hardwood mulch around the base of the plants will help insulate the roots.
    If the temperatures are well below normal for the Mock Oranges growing zone--4-10, you can cover the shrub with a sheet at night. Remove during the day.

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/mock-orange/mock-orange-bushes.htm

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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    April 30, 2016
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    You can rejuvenate a Mock Orange by pruning heavily, after the spring blossoms.
    You can cut back 1/4 of the shrubs canes to the ground to also help rejuvenate the plant. Select the oldest canes for this pruning.

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/mock-orange/mock-orange-bushes.htm
    Soft wood cuttings should be taken to propagate a Mock Orange.
    Dip the cuttings in rooting hormone and place in pots of sand/peat growing medium.
    Keep the cuttings in partial shade and keep moist.

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  • Answered by
    kh0001 on
    May 29, 2016
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    Pruning the taller plant in early summer (after it's done blooming) will encourage more blooms next year.

    This article will explain the proper way to prune your Mock Orange:

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/mock-orange/mock-orange-bushes.htm

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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    May 31, 2016
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    It can take a mock orange 3-5 years before it reaches a mature bloom state. For more information on mock orange, please visit the following link:
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/mock-orange/mock-orange-bushes.htm

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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    June 8, 2016
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    Can you send us an image of the shrub to aid in identification?
    Your growing zone will also help us.

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  • Answered by
    Alisma on
    August 22, 2016
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    It is unfortunate that this happened, but not to worry. Pruning a mock orange down to 6 inches above the ground is actually a recommended method known as renewal pruning. See the following articles:

    http://www.clemson.edu/extension/hgic/plants/landscape/shrubs/hgic1053.html

    https://extension.colostate.edu/mg/gardennotes/616.html

    Pruning right after flowering is recommended. However, since you don't have a choice in the pruning that was already done, you can leave it for now and wait till next spring and prune the rest of the branches down just after the bush finishes flowering.

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  • Answered by
    Alisma on
    October 25, 2016
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    Mock orange should be pruned just after it has flowered and the flowers have faded. You can prune now without hurting the plant, but you won't see flowers next year.

    Mock orange is susceptible to powdery mildew, a fungal disease that produces a white "powder" on the leaves.

    http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/diagnose/plant/deciduous/mockorange/spotsorblotches.html
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/disease/powdery-mildew-homemade-and-organic-remedies.htm

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