Fuchsia standard problem

Can anyone help me.
I managed to raise my own standard last year. It is now 30 inches high.Unfortunately one of the side shoots has withered. Will it look unbalanced as it grows and could it possibly grow back?

 

Does this work?

 

Hi hughesyboy. Sorry you haven't had any replies. I think the reason is that no-one is quite sure. I don't have a standard Fuchsia, but I have several ordinary ones. I was just looking at a Fuchsia triphylla, which I overwintered, and saying to myself it looking rather bare at the bottom - so I have the same interest.

I suspect that if you cut it back and force new growth from lower down, it could recover. Unlike many plants that only have growing points at leaf nodes, Fuchsias have plenty of growing points hidden under the woody stems. But it probably needs a bit of prompting to get them going. But I am not really sure.

 

Hi there,
thank you for the reply. I was begiining to think that no one cared :lollol:
What you said about the buds lower down has give me an idea to try. I have noticed quite a few, so I might give it a whirl. Wish me luck.
thank you

 

Fingers crossed. :okies: