"rschmitt23" wrote in message news:o9PBb.19402$yf.2652@fed1read01...
Unless you live in the Caribbean, it's a little late in the year for branch
and root pruning, especially for bougs which have tender roots and have to
be treated with care when pruning and repotting during the normal time of
the year.

I live in Orange County CA a few miles from the coast in Sunset zone 22/23.
The growing season here runs from early March to late Nov. . I repotted a
royal purple boug (5 gal size) in early Nov into a mica bonsai pot (7x10x3)
and thinned out the branches. It's still doing fine, lotsa colorful bracts.

In late Sep I hard pruned (branches and roots) a cotoneaster parneyi (red
clusterberry cotoneaster), another 5 gal nursery plant and repotted into a
mica bonsai pot.. So far, so good, but I'll be a while before the red
berries return.

Later

--
Ray Schmitt, Aliso Viejo, CA
Cold Hardiness Zone 10b
AHS Heat Zone 4
Sunset Climate Zone 22


Ray:

Thanks for your response. I am in Cincinnati - Hardiness Zone 6a. OK
to prune the cottoneaster just before leafing in spring or late
winter?
Craig

"Craig" wrote in message
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I just bought a Bougainvillea (about 3 feet high,leggy, and blooming -
one gallon container) and what may be a cottoneaster (or crabapple)
(orange berries and about 3 ft high - 2 gallon container).
The Bougainvillea is an indoor and the other an outdoor - I believe.

What I can I do now to start preparing them for Bonsai size and pots?
Can I prune them back and do root pruning now? I do have a high
intensity sodium light environment for gardening indoors.

Any info is appreciated.

Craig