pruning photinia 'red robin'

[retropants]

i have a very large, slightly out of control red robin in the garden, I want to prune it hard, will it survive and re-grow? it will probably be quite bare for a few weeks. I wonder should I do a section at a time, or just go for it? it is in semi-shade. it grows well, but I am a reluctant pruner, I should have kept it under control, but failed to do so, so now it is far too tall and wide!

[FelixLeiter]

Prune it hard. Do all of it at once and yes, it will be bare for a few weeks but by the end of the season it will be reinvigorated with fresh growth. Hard pruning also ensures that you get new growth over a longer period, which with Red Robin is an asset.

[retropants]

brilliant Felix, thankyou. I will happily hack it down to a more manageable size.

[retropants]

Felix, just to let you know, after a long spell of just brown sticks, the little shoots are beginning to appear. I shall endeavour to keep it trimmed now. thankyou!