Does anyone know if Pittosporum Tobira can be hard pruned at this time of
year? Can I do that every year if necessary?

Mike

Mike wrote:
Does anyone know if Pittosporum Tobira can be hard pruned at this
time of year? Can I do that every year if necessary?

Mike

You will lose flowers if you do.

Best time is after floweeing but in good time for new growth to harden
before the winter.

pk

You will lose flowers if you do.

Best time is after floweeing but in good time for new growth to harden
before the winter.

pk


How hard is safe?? Some shrubs don't like too much taking off I think? Any
ideas?

Mike

Mike wrote:
You will lose flowers if you do.

Best time is after floweeing but in good time for new growth to
harden before the winter.

pk


How hard is safe?? Some shrubs don't like too much taking off I
think? Any ideas?

Mike

My approach is always: If it is too big for its place it gets cut back
hard - if it survives, fine, if not I've lost nothing!!

I suspect P.tobira would thrive on a hard prune, but have no direct
experience.

pk

On 5 Apr, 13:16, "p.k." wrote:
Mike wrote:
You will lose flowers if you do.

Best time is after floweeing but in good time for new growth to
harden before the winter.

pk

How hard is safe?? Some shrubs don't like too much taking off I
think? Any ideas?

Mike

My approach is always: If it is too big for its place it gets cut back
hard - if it survives, fine, if not I've lost nothing!!

I suspect P.tobira would thrive on a hard prune, but have no direct
experience.

pk

I am sure I have seen it realy hammered out in Malta where it is very
common.I'd cut some of the stems hard this year ASAP so that the new
growth has time to grow and ripen before the autumn, Then cut back the
rest next year.
Davis Hill
Abacus Nurseries

On 5/4/07 13:26, in article
, "Dave Hill"
wrote:
snip pk

I am sure I have seen it realy hammered out in Malta where it is very
common.I'd cut some of the stems hard this year ASAP so that the new
growth has time to grow and ripen before the autumn, Then cut back the
rest next year.
Davis Hill
Abacus Nurseries


It's used as hedging in e.g. Majorca and Menorca, so I think it can probably
be kept pretty much in control!
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Does anyone know if Pittosporum Tobira can be hard pruned at this time of
year? Can I do that every year if necessary?

Mike


I have three large (1.5 metres) P. tobira shrubs grown from seed brought
back from the casino in Malta in 1989. They're all in pots, and have been
tested outdoors for years, so I know they will withstand the winter.

Today I planted one in my garden to see how it will fare over the next
year, the other two will stay in their pots for the moment.

I also grew from seed about 20 Pittosporum tenuifolia, which I have planted
as a short hedge. They're getting taller, but the guy who prunes my very
tall Cypresses said I should prune these P. tenuifolia now, i.e. late
spring. So that's what I've done today. Maybe this advice would apply to
tobira as well?

My P. tobira are very open shrubs and not tall, so I guess they won't need
pruning for several years yet.

I also have two small P. buchananii grown from seed, but they're pretty
weedy, so will stay in their pots for a while yet.

someone