Paul Kelly wrote:

Brilliant - Thankyou Paul, thats good news and sounds quite simple!
When I trim the majority back how long will it take to get new leaves? I
seem to
have just a layer of leaves about 5" thick and nothing but bare wood below
that,


That 5" layer of leaves is just what you get on a plant left unpruned fo a
long time. Choisya, as with many shrubs, positevely benefits from an ongoing
3 year cyvle of pruning. Ideally, you do it after flowering rather than
before but in term of end effect there is no difference.

paul

Thanks Paul, I'll get to it once it stops raining - the sooner its done, the
sooner I'll feel better about it
Sarah


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