Re: pruning Carpenteria californica

Dear Kay,

Cut plants back to by up to 50% after flowering to encourage new growth. Sounds like your plant might be well shaded and not receiving supplemental watering during the Summer drought (due to it being under a Coast Live Oak). When Carpenteria is living under less than optimum conditions they are very prone to disease. Living under an oak prevents you from summer watering and may provide too much shade. Prune with care only what you must. Cut back to a node or where there are side shoots. Dip shears in a mild bleach and water solution before and after pruning in order to prevent introduction a pathogens. Remove any old, diseased looking leaves from the plants. Good luck.

Tim Kalman
Corvallis, Oregon
Zone 6 (Mediterranean North)

----- Original Message ----- From: "John Dreher" <dreher@seti.org>
To: "Medit-Plants" <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 6:31 PM
Subject: pruning Carpenteria californica


When can I prune Carpenteria here in Berkeley (zone 9, Sunset zone 16)? And if I do prune it, how much should I take off each branch? This Carpenteria is in a no-water zone under the branches of our live oak, if that makes a difference.

thanks,
Kay Dreher















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