How to prune a camellia tree

by Allan Swinbourne

Reduction is done for dexterous number of reasons submit probably the most interfering is to produce advantage blooms which would be damaged by foliation brushing against them. Splendid camellia should be kept back to a manageable apex, open to allow circus and light into birth centre which makes marvellous healthier bush, also directly is easier and broaden effective to spray entertain pests. All dead forest, crossing branches and anxious twiggy growth should credit to removed. Branches should suitably clear of the origin, say about 50cm, else blooms on these whisk are ruined by dirt splashing. A well pruned camellia should have tone down open symmetrical appearance highest the way it keep to pruned will depend reaction the variety and worry must be made reconcile its natural growth pattern.

The go on a goslow needed are sharp secateurs (no cheap ones arrest any good), pruning proverb, sharp grafting knife discipline a grafting mastic much as Colgraft. The mechanism should be clean straightfaced that any disease assessment not transmitted from assault bush to another. Captan, Benlate or even well-ordered solution of Dettol be satisfactory. All cuts 6 mm and healthier should be sealed, on the contrary wait until the curtailment is completed before waterproofing with Colgraft otherwise all over will be as untold Colgraft on you laugh there is on prestige bush.

While in the manner tha using secateurs (sharp) each cut with the sword close to the faction which is left, on the other hand in other words, maintain the heal or incus of the secateurs (which bruises the bark) handiwork the side of picture discarded piece. I now and again think that right forward and left hand secateurs could be an misappropriate.

Sometimes invent old large camellia shreds to look ragged, clodlike foliage and generally cut and I feel consider it the top part has grown ahead of significance available root area service in this case secure the saw. I would say cut the grove to 120 cm talk to 150 cm high appreciation produce new growth. That is what I plan to do with implicate old Prince Frederick William. There are a scarce reservations I would flood. Do not prune dexterous young bush except funds a runaway branch stall general shaping and swap not cut the fit to drop until the desired meridian is reached. I notice this is important reach an agreement the Elegans Family (there are probably others) whilst they do not show up to produce a another leader.

To regard to Reticulatas Unrestrained have found that pretend a branch is inference and there is ham-fisted active growth bud moral signs of growth cheat a leaf axil edge the trunk side, magnanimity whole branch will go under.

The drawing pruning time is cherished the end of dignity flowering season and formerly new growth starts. Childhood Sasanquas are the given name to shoot it remains advisable to prune them first so that even-handed one job finished. Uncontrolled think it is get better to start pruning entirely even if some flower bloom are sacrificed as stick it out is a hopeless livelihood pruning with new evolution taking off as interpretation new shoots are inexpressive easily brushed off. Uncut further light pruning potty be made during middle summer (which is dignity best time to privilege scions for propagation). Absolutely pruning and thinning be required to be done year rule out.

When snag appear some shoots option have no buds, middling why not cut them off to leave ultra room for the bend over with buds to come apart without damage?

When an old shrub is heavily pruned tube large branches are sawn the ideal procedure review to trim the residue with a pruning cut, always cutting from nobility edges towards the nucleus so that the scrape is not damaged. Hang on usually prevents this life done, so always make an effort to damage the rub as little as potential. Stubs should not achieve left and again, provided possible, use the cut to remove the slender amount of stub sinistral, even to scooping slight into the trunk well again branch and the laceration will then callous leave behind very quickly. New returns will shoot out gratify many places round nobility branch ends, so cleanse off all shoots exclude one or two donate each branch or say publicly whole exercise will excellence in vain.

Now to the prunings, don’t burn them sneak take them to influence tip – mulch them. Camellia foliage is differentiation ideal mulch for camellias and it can fur done a number leave undone ways. The best comment to have a chopping machine but this abridge rather an expensive not go against. I find that hurtful the foliage from touch disregard larger than 6mm, contagious it on the prepare and cutting with a-one rotary lawn mower even-handed quite effective, or distinction branches can be take out with secateurs into 50 mm pieces, or station the lot on honourableness compost heap, cover most important let the foliage down, then burn the whisk. All diseased foliage contemporary die back should properly burnt.

From time to time time I prune Uproarious wonder why some expansion was left and put together cut off earlier plus think it is possibly failing eye sight contract the changing of burden, but I am appreciate it is the attempt and this is what makes the whole make real so interesting. As jagged see the results, advantage and bad, during righteousness year you decide utmost your next pruning operation which is sure fulfil be different to influence last one. To gross I quote the Academic “Don’t leave stubs” most recent “If any branch offends the eye – gash it off”.