Oct.26, 2006
I am in a condo on a So. OR ocean bluff . The woman next door says two camelias are preventing her ocean view. Three years ago we trimmed the bushes by 1/3. Can we prune these shrubs from about 4 1/2' to around 2 1/2' to 3'? There are some buds on the shrubs and I don't remember when they bloom. It may be very late winter/early spring. Can we "cut" these shrubs now? Will they produce flowers this season?
Thank you
The website lovcam is in a foreign language that I can not read. In this area you really don't need to wait until they bloom (this is the same here for azaleas and "rhoddies"). What I really need to know is can I cut them way back (not "thin")by about half and will they still be able to bloom?
Yes they can be cut back as severely as you want, but you will lose this season's blooms. (They bloom in winter.) And blooms will be sparse the next 1-2 years as the plant regenerates its foliage -- depending on how heavily you cut it back.
My mom has 80 year old camilia bushes - 7 of them in a row. They were planted by her mother. Now she is wanting to "prune" them - they are very healthy bushes (trees). Any advise on this? I think she should leave them alone.
my camillias are in a narrow border white and pink about 3 foot high no more room in garden shall i prune pink one looking poor and small buds this year
