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Sacha[_1_] · 30-08-2006, 03:36 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

On 30/8/06 12:31, in article
, "Gardening_Convert"
wrote:

Sacha wrote:
On 29/8/06 14:21, in article
, "Gardening_Convert"
wrote:

I have a camillia which I bought at the start of the year which was
just a single stem several inches tall.

It was potted up in erricatious soil and had now just grown into a much
taller and floppy single stem.

Should I prune this to make it bush out and if so when and how should I
prune ?

Some of them do have a lax habit. If you tell us which yours is, someone
may be able to advise you better.
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Well we've lost the little marker with the info on but I'm pretty sure
it was a x williamsii of some sort

I think C. williamsii tend to be of an upright habit, so perhaps yours is a
bit floppy because it's new growth? Ray says that pinching out a bit of the
top shouldn't hurt but "don't overdo it"! If it's in a pot don't keep it
too wet, will you!
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
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