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Plant type: deciduous leaf twiner climber Hardiness zones: 5-10 Sunlight: warm low sun Soil Moisture: constantly moist Soil: enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline Tolerances: heavy frost |
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Pruning: Train young shoots onto a trellis. Remove dead tips. Prune back each stem to the first strong pair of buds from the tips & remove the oldest canes in winter before new growth shoots. | ||||||||
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