Pruning Lilacs

Tips, Tricks

1. Sad music made me move on. Good potential but.....
2. great info
3. Great stuff thanks but I wish the music had been left out - completely unneccessary, in fact quite distracting.
4. Helpful video, thanks. We bought a house that came with two larger lilacs, trees really, along the inside of our back yard fence. I actually like no low growth and I like the taller, tree look. I do get some sprouts at the ground level that I just clip off.  I will likely do some pruning to keep the lilacs from getting too high and keep them at least within 6' step ladder reach. Question: The lower parts don't get much sunlight as the fence blocks it, the lower branches tend to get moss growth. I brush and pull it off with my hands. Is the moss bad for the these lower branches or trunk of the lilac?
5. Hi Bob, great video, thanks for the tips. I have a large unkempt lilac in the front yard that is in desperate need of a heavy prune. Is it ok to do this in the late summer or early fall? I hope all is well with you.
6. Thanks this was helpful. I have two "trees" like you said are all flowers at the top. I am guessing to do your method I need to slowly start removing the big thick over grown branches to allow more light to the lower potion of the lilac tree. I would guess some are at least two inches thick. I would venture a guess that both plants are at least 8 ft tall and bending way over. Luckily there isn't any dead wood on either but I haven't done much with either over the years.
   Thanks again.
   Tim