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Prune #927505

Asked April 04, 2026, 1:01 PM EDT

Last spring 2025 II pruned this Korean Spice Vibernum. I purposely left some old stems to get some flowers last year. I don’t understand why there are no flowers on the old wood where I pruned. Thanks!

Frederick County Maryland

Expert Response

The unpruned old wood looks like it is flowering; it looks like the new growth (what grew in late spring and summer after you had pruned those older, thicker stems) isn't flowering, which is expected since that young wood needs to mature a year or so before it can form flower buds. As that young growth fills back in, it should form flower buds either this summer/autumn or next as it matures.

Miri
Answered by the Home and Garden Information Center (HGIC), University of Maryland Extension. For timely gardening information and tips, subscribe to our Maryland Grows blog and quarterly newsletter. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Replied April 06, 2026, 10:19 AM EDT

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