idec44 wrote:

I have a large and currently happy red Camellia - i.e. it has bloomed
profusely this year.
We have building works starting next week and I think I ought to prune
the Camellia, so that it doesn't get battered by the builder. They are
building a wall 4 feet away from it.
How severely should I prune it, (or not) as I really don't want to lose
it.

Go to your public library, large bookstore, or comprehensive
nursery (NOT a lumberyard or hardware store). They should have a
copy of Sunset's book on Camellias, which thoroughly describes how
to prune.

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