On 21 Feb 2021 17:46, Chris Hogg wrote:
On Sun, 21 Feb 2021 14:58:55 +0000, Bob Hobden
wrote:

We have a 9ft tall flesh pink flowered Oleander in the corner of our
garden, been there years. It's now got too big and floppy for itself.
Can I prune it hard back into the old weed? I did take cuttings last
year which have taken so there are some tiny backups.

Looks like now's a good time to do it.

From https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/popula.../growing-guide

Pruning and training

Flowering occurs in late summer (July to October) on new shoots of the
current season’s growth, so prune in late winter or early spring.
Gloves should be worn when pruning as the sap is potentially harmful.

Remove all thin, crowded shoots
Cut off the tips (a few centimetres/inches) of the branches/shoots to
encourage side shoots to grow and make the plant bushier
Cut flowered shoots by half and the side shoots to 10cm (4in)
If over-wintering large plants is difficult, reduce the plant’s size
in late autumn
Plants can be left un-pruned to grow into large bushes where space
allows in conservatory beds or where plants are regularly re-potted
Plants restricted in containers will flower less and become less
vigorous over time and will need to be replaced


Also see
https://hellogardening.co.uk/nerium-...wing-and-care/
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/orn...der-shrubs.htm


Thanks Chris, my problem is I need to hard prune it and I cannot find
out how it will respond to that treatment. Think I'll go down the usual
trick of half this year and the rest next if it works OK.
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Regards.
Bob Hobden