how to prune camillas bushes?
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Walter Reeves on Mar 15, 2012do it during the month after they finish blooming. Make cuts back where a limb emerges from the trunk or another limb (leave no stubs). Fertilize afterwards and water during the summer to encourage new growth.Helpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Mar 15, 2012The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service has a really good guide to pruning in general (with some specifics on camellias) that I think is well worth a read: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/agpubs/ag-071.pdfHelpful Reply
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