Pyracantha Thorns

[fore]

Can I de thorn a pyracantha and still retain it's latent buds? Seems like they only bud from thorn sites...

thanks
chris

 

[armetisius]

re: your post on pyracantha

Very good question Chris. I don't know but since I have several in the ground around here I'll try a "thorn" and see. Are you talking about all the way flush with the trunk or just nipping the tip?
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[Poink88]

Chris,

It buds both at thorns and at nodes...w/ or w/o thorns.

What I mean by the first part is that the thorns can also become branches, grow leaves, have branches and thorns....and so on.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

You can, but it's a zero-sum exercise...I tried removing them for a while, realized I'd never keep up, and just learned how to work carefully with mine; thorns and all.

 

[fore]

You can, but it's a zero-sum exercise...I tried removing them for a while, realized I'd never keep up, and just learned how to work carefully with mine; thorns and all.

Thanks Brian, I wasn't sure about this at all. I'll just wear gloves