On Mon, 18 Apr 2005 19:34:24 +0000, 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.

Well-established camillias can take a *lot* of pruning. This may be
your opportunity to shape it up. This site has quite a bit of
information.

http://members.cox.net/vacs/pruning.htm