Ceanothus help needed please.

Hi

I bought a Ceanothus Californian Lilac last year , it was about 3 feet tall when the heavy snow hit England at the beginning of this year, the weight of the snow bent the top half down and snapped the main stem, so its now only half the height it was, its still alive and ok and a nice shade of blue right now.
My question is as the main stem and growing tip has been broken will it ever get any higher ??? Or is it worth getting a whole new plant.

Thanks for any advice

Mike

 

Hi Mike, make sure it's cut clean were it broke off otherwise it will be a source of infection it will grow again from the cut probably with several leaders you can choose the stongest one if you want it taller and nip the others out,leave them all to grow you will end up with a bushier tree.

 

Best to cut at a 45 degree angle too - so that the water runs off, rather than settling. Ideally the bud that grows on should be on the "higher" side.

 

Ok thanks for the advice..