How To Force Branches To Bloom

March 10, 2008

A tall vase of blooming forsythia branches can bring spring inside weeks early. By gathering branches of flowering deciduous shrubs and trees and forcing them to bloom or leaf out early in your home you feel better especially in the bleak early spring months. When temperatures rise above freezing in late January, February and Marchselect and cut branches that have many plump buds. Cut a few more branches than you expect to use because some may not absorb water satisfactorily. Us...