This is the third post about this Lilac tree. Following a tree through the seasons I got from Treeblogging.comWhen we bought our home in August it looked like a shrub. Rather bushy, not much personality. October when we moved in I could see why. It was in need of a serious pruning and had been improperly pruned in the past, trunks cut a few feet up resulting in lots of suckers giving it its overgrown, shrub-like look. In January we had some mild days, not many, but one was all I needed. So I got to work with my secateurs. A good start. There, tidier already. Now that the snow around its base has receded I was out at it again yesterday, this time with a handsaw. The bigger trunks are slow by hand but it is good exercise and I am eager to be outside after a long winter. A trunk-per-weekend for the next few weeks will have a it ready for spring blooming.***Part 1Part 2