David Ross wrote:
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.

There is no reason to prune the Camellia.

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Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington
USDA Zone 8
Sunset Zone 5