I'd go with that. But will add I'm no expert. If you read back about the advice I was given, I did feed and water mine following pruning as per Verdun's advice.
I've just cut mine back, all the lovely new shoots got damaged by the awful weather we had so I got fierce with it and hacked off about 2/3 of the growth. This was only about a week ago and already the bush is looking much better. I never feed mine yet it still grows like mad so cutting it twice a year is the only way to stop it taking over that corner of the garden.
Just looking up this question again because my photinia is still pretty sad looking. I cut about 3 branches back at the time of this discussion (June or so), and they did absolutely nothing! They are only now showing the hint of new shoots at the end. So mine definitely did not respond to pruning with enthusiasm.
On a different issue, however: the leaves are now completely covered with spots. Is this normal for winter, or should I rush to the garden centre for a treatment?
I've got a Photinia which is about 7 feet tall. It's got a long naked trunk and then a ball of growth at the top. Just moved into the house so presume it hasn't been pruned in a while. Would like to make it look more like a bush than a pompom on a long stalk. How should I prune it? There are no leaves or hints of new shoots on the long naked trunk. I've heard that Photinia's should be pruned from the top, but not sure that'll work here. Advice please!!
Just bought a Photina Pink Marble but confused from foregoing whether one should prune before or after flowering. Does it flower on new season's growth? Should one wait till after risk of frost?
Hi, I bought a Photinia Red Robin in 2014 and put it in a suitable pot and soil. It seemed to thrive despite almost immediately it had something chewing it, but I couldn't find anything. I didn't prune it the first year and this week I decided to prune it because it was looking leggy without foliage low down, without consulting any books etc, so I'm not sure if I have done the right thing. Having read the correspondance here, I think it's ok. Perhaps more should come off.??
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I'd go with that. But will add I'm no expert. If you read back about the advice I was given, I did feed and water mine following pruning as per Verdun's advice.
I've just cut mine back, all the lovely new shoots got damaged by the awful weather we had so I got fierce with it and hacked off about 2/3 of the growth. This was only about a week ago and already the bush is looking much better. I never feed mine yet it still grows like mad so cutting it twice a year is the only way to stop it taking over that corner of the garden.
I think they are quite hard to kill!
Moved this up as it answers a lot of questions on a new post.
Just looking up this question again because my photinia is still pretty sad looking. I cut about 3 branches back at the time of this discussion (June or so), and they did absolutely nothing! They are only now showing the hint of new shoots at the end. So mine definitely did not respond to pruning with enthusiasm.
On a different issue, however: the leaves are now completely covered with spots. Is this normal for winter, or should I rush to the garden centre for a treatment?
Thanks to all.
I've got a Photinia which is about 7 feet tall. It's got a long naked trunk and then a ball of growth at the top. Just moved into the house so presume it hasn't been pruned in a while. Would like to make it look more like a bush than a pompom on a long stalk. How should I prune it? There are no leaves or hints of new shoots on the long naked trunk. I've heard that Photinia's should be pruned from the top, but not sure that'll work here. Advice please!!
my tree has been cut completely back no leaves were left on just skeleton will it grw again
When is a good time of year to do the first prune? When all the frosts have finished or doesn't it matter with these red robins?
The Photinia we have is kept well trimmed2 or 3 times throughout the growing season and doesn't seem to mind.
Just bought a Photina Pink Marble but confused from foregoing whether one should prune before or after flowering. Does it flower on new season's growth? Should one wait till after risk of frost?