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Pruning a fatsia.
Brickman0430
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Hi all, my fatsia is getting a bit unruly and am wondering if I dare prune it around this time. I cut it right back by about a third 4 or 5 years back, and it responded wonderfully, but i’m Blowed if I can remember what time of year I did it. It has just “flowered” if you can call it that, So would now be a good time to cut it back?
thanks in advance,
Pat.
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I'd leave it till spring or summer. Cold weather after pruning can do a bit of damage to any new growth, and that can be avoided if you wait till it's a bit warmer.
You can remove stems right back at the trunk, if they're looking a bit rough. I do that quite often even through autumn and winter as they're unsightly.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Thank you Fairygirl, it makes sense that cold weather will damage new growth, and they do tend to sprout fairly quickly once pruned. It can wait until spring.