Parrotia persica

Last post 06-07-2012 3:53 PM by loulou. 1 replies.

• 04/07/2012 10:41 PM
  dill the dog Location: nottingham Joined on: 04 May 2011 Posts: 24	Reply | Contact i have a Parrotia persica, can they be cut back very hard like pollarding or not. the wood will be only 4inch's in diameter. dill the dog

• 06/07/2012 03:53 PM	In reply to
  loulou Location: glasgow Joined on: 22 Oct 2008 Posts: 25	Reply | Contact I'm not entirely sure, as my Parrotia is still tiny (even though I've had it 6 years) I suspect my garden is too cold or exposed for it... But the RHS say it belongs to Pruning Group 1 - "They require little or no pruning and in fact may be spoilt by harder pruning", so I probably wouldn't risk it :) http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/profile.aspx?pid=549