"Graham" wrote in message
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I have a bay laurel in a pot in the kitchen window (killer frosts are
predicted this week and the winter her is severe) and, after a season of
vigorous growth, it needs cutting back and shaping.
What is the best time for pruning?
Graham

I'm not in your part of the world but my bay is in a pot outside and in
comparitive shade from sun and has withstood frosts, drought, wet, rain,
wet, damp, rain (the last five this summer) and it's never suffered. I've
never pruned it - except of course for removing the odd leaves for culinary
use.

Other growers will have had different expeiences.

In fact I seem to remember that last year some people, including me, had a
problem with browning and dropping of leaves in the summer, the only thing
we had in common was rain. This year it's fine.

shrug

Some you win ...

Mary