Getting Rid of Lilac Suckers?

Anonymous

July 1, 20090 found this helpful

You can cut down the existing suckers, then try weed barrier cloth covered with 3 to 4 inches of mulch, but there is no guarantee that will work.

Mowing will only exacerbate the suckering, not quell it. You can try Sucker Stopper RTU (Ready To Use), but it is very expensive. Right now a 22 oz. bottle is $33 online.

Here is some info. about Sucker Stopper:
www.montereylawngarden.com/.../

Shauna

July 6, 20090 found this helpful

Suckers come thru the weed barrier, they are very persistant. In some pruning books they suggest trimming suckers to ground level, removing the dead flowers and eliminating 1/3 of the oldest (read: biggest) branches per year.