Common Lilac Hardwood

The common lilac is an old fashioned long lived and well loved lilac best known for its fragrant flowers.

Common lilac hardwood.

The may blooming flowers are typically purple to lilac but cultivars also come. Because lilacs are softwood species they can lose water rapidly so desiccation control is needed. Occasionally used for small turned projects such as pens and bowls as well as carved items. Whether you are clearing out old bushes or just trimming in your yard save the wood and use it for heat in a fireplace.

It can cause contamination. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 3 through 7 although some varieties and hybrids are hardy through usda zone 9. It is a bit stronger for semi hardwood cuttings. In this video i show how to propagate hardwood cuttings common lilac in this case using a cheap black storage bin rooting hormone and starter fertil.

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 lilac was planted for his late wife s last mother s day so it s very. You see i have put the stem into the bottle of the gel this is not recommended.

The most widely grown is common lilac syringa vulgaris hardy to u s. Not to be confused with chinaberry which is an unrelated species that is sometimes referred to as persian lilac related species. The genus is most closely related to ligustrum privet classified with it in oleaceae tribus oleeae subtribus ligustrinae. 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.

Lilac wood grows quickly every year sending up new branches while the older branches get thicker. Even though the common lilac is a softwood it is a hard to root species. The common lilac is a popular ornamental landscaping plant that s fairly low maintenance under the right conditions. I use a small paint brush to cover the length of stem that will be under the growing medium.