On Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:26:05 +0000, tomlevick
wrote:


Hi there, hopefully someone may be able to help me.

We have a tree in our front garden, only photo is recent. All we know
it's possibly some sort of oriental 0rnamental tree. It is like a very
large Bonsai when in full leaf. In the summer when we moved in It had
small dark green rounded leaves in clumps of overhanging weeping
branches.

It does look quite twisted and gnarly as it stands now.

[image: http://i45.tinypic.com/3329fs3.jpg]

We would like to prune back before spring, but wondered if we should now
wait until the dangers of frosts have passed. We thought we needed to
prune before it started to Bud.

If anyone has any idea of what this tree might be or when to prune
would be most grateful for advice.

many thanks


I have a bushy camellia tree that was keeping the
light from ornamental plants beneath it.

I have now heavily pruned it to make it tall with
a bare trunk and a crown top. This lets in more
light beneath and the plants there are growing
well. The camellia tree seems OK.

Peter