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EmailBy early March, we start getting antsy for spring. Here is a list of some spring-blooming shrubs and trees that can be forced to bloom indoors.
(The trees tend to be stubborn and their blossoms may not be as rewarding as those of the shrubs.)
The numbers in the chart below indicate the approximate number of weeks that the branches will take to flower.
- Remember to cut branches on the diagonal.
- Select medium-sized branches with lots of buds, preferably buds that are beginning to open.
- Once you're inside, place the branches in warm water for a few hours.
- It helps to crush the stem ends with a small hammer; they'll soak up the water faster.
- Change the water every few days.
| Buckeye | 5 weeks |
| Cherry | 4 weeks |
| Cornelian dogwood | 2 weeks |
| Crab apple | 4 weeks |
| Deutzia | 3 weeks |
| Flowering almond | 3 weeks |
| Flowering dogwood | 5 weeks |
| Flowering quince | 4 weeks |
| Forsythia | 1 week |
| Honeysuckle | 3 weeks |
| Horse chestnut | 5 weeks |
| Lilac | 4 weeks |
| Magnolia | 3 weeks |
| Pussy willow | 2 weeks |
| Red maple | 2 weeks |
| Redbud | 2 weeks |
| Red-twig dogwood | 5 weeks |
| Spicebush | 2 weeks |
| Spirea | 4 weeks |
| Wisteria | 3 weeks |
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