19+ Lilac Bush Or Tree
Images. A lilac tree aka persian lilac aka indian lilac aka white cedar aka chinaberry tree, is altogether a completely different plant than the lilac. Towering lilacs look like trees, and some varieties are called tree lilacs, but their many stems cause gardening experts to classify lilacs as bushes or shrubs.
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A lilac tree is a tall shrub that produces flowers. Japanese tree lilacs (syringa reticulata) can reach 25 to 30 feet tall. Space multiple lilac bushes 5 to 15 feet apart, depending on the variety.
It's supposed to be a bush but when let get out of hand or trimmed incorrectly it can become a tree.
It is taking off and becoming tall and bushy! University of maine cooperative extension educator marjorie peronto demonstrates and discusses pruning techniques for your lilacs. The tree has spikes of white flowers in late spring and bronze foliage in the fall. Grape vines aren't a tree either.
