Yikes! Looks like you need to cut back even more severely this time or it could be a yearly event. lol

Tom, judging from the shadows your sideyard orientation looks similar to mine. I am in the process of redoing it and am thinking of a couple plumeria there. How many hours of sun do you estimate it gets daily?

"WOW" Tom ! Looks like it recovered too good. You'll have to call up Jen and get your helper again. Good job, it's beautiful. Peg

Wow, Tom, nice shape to that tree! Still, I can see a few branches that might look equally good in their own pot, hehe. She's a vigorous grower, that's for sure.

WOW that looks great!! So when would you say is the best time to prune? Winter?

Sarah

DelWH - it is alrady a yearly event. I trade the cuttings
to a nursery in Pasadena for vegetable starts (they have
an awesome selection of heirloom tomatoes).

wrcaz - the tree is on the south side of the house. If I
was doing it again, I wouldn't put it that close to the
house. If there's sun, it's getting sun. It's in full
sun all day long.

Peg - yep, it sure did grow too good. I never in my wildest
dreams it would do that well.

jandy - the nursery I mentioned above has done just that.
I know two of them sold for $185 each. And they were thrilled
to get them at that price. Of course, it's Pasadena...big
bucks in Pasadena.

sbrow156 - I prune in Feb or early March. Fewer leaves
to contend with. And it's dormant, so less stress on the
tree and less sap pouring out of the cuts.