Whether you are clearing out old bushes or just trimming in your yard save the wood and use it for heat in a fireplace.
Common lilac hardwood.
It can cause contamination.
Because lilacs are softwood species they can lose water rapidly so desiccation control is needed.
It is extremely hardy and thrives with little care which make it a lovely shrub for a specimen planting in masses screens hedges or mixed in shrub borders.
Not to be confused with chinaberry which is an unrelated species that is sometimes referred to as persian lilac related species.
With this information given the primary method of propagation will be stem cuttings.
Even though the common lilac is a softwood it is a hard to root species.
Syringa lilac is a genus of 12 currently recognized species of flowering woody plants in the olive family native to woodland and scrub from southeastern europe to eastern asia and widely and commonly cultivated in temperate areas elsewhere.
Lilac wood grows quickly every year sending up new branches while the older branches get thicker.
The common lilac syringa vulgaris also known as the french lilac or simply the lilac is a member of the olive oleaceae family its relatives include ash trees jasmine shrubs and vines forsythia bushes and privets.
In the oleaceae family lilac bears at least a distant relation to olive.
The common lilac is a popular ornamental landscaping plant that s fairly low maintenance under the right conditions.
The most widely grown is common lilac syringa vulgaris hardy to u s.
I use a small paint brush to cover the length of stem that will be under the growing medium.
You see i have put the stem into the bottle of the gel this is not recommended.
Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 3 through 7 although some varieties and hybrids are hardy through usda zone 9.
The may blooming flowers are typically purple to lilac but cultivars also come.
Woodworkers considered the lilac wood to be a hardwood suitable for carving and musical instruments.
The common lilac is an old fashioned long lived and well loved lilac best known for its fragrant flowers.
It is a bit stronger for semi hardwood cuttings.
Occasionally used for small turned projects such as pens and bowls as well as carved items.
