Pruning

Gruntfuttock · Post by **Gruntfuttock** » Apr 21, 2006 5:57 pm

My bougainvillea is in need of a prune in order to make it bush out more, but how can I prune it when the end of every stem looks like this?

Nathalie23 · Post by **Nathalie23** » Apr 21, 2006 8:18 pm

I understand your tearing... Can you wait until last minute to prune it? This is what i would do

kHT · Post by **kHT** » Apr 21, 2006 9:08 pm

Gruntfuttock, wait until it's done blooming and then cut it back to the main trunks for training. We do this in the fall when ours is done blooming and ready to go into the GH. We also trim it back before moving it back outside in the spring. Wishing you the best of luck, or just scream and I'll get you a photo of ours when we pull them out.