Question

My camellia is starting to lean over. Would appreciate any suggestions what to do with it to straighten it up? I'm nervous of cutting it back as it was a gift from my Dad and I don't want to end up ruining it.  

Answer 1

After it finishes flowering, cut it back. It will be fine

Answer 2

What a thing of beauty  

Answer 3

I don’t have any suggestions I just want to say how beautiful it is x

Answer 4

Could you stake it or tie it back?  

Answer 5

Is there anywhere you can anchor it to?  

Answer 6

Put a stake in behind it and tie it

Answer 7

That is beautiful

Answer 8

Stake at back

Answer 9

Is beautiful, but it wasn't a good place where you planted

Answer 10

Might be wrong here but I'm sure it's doing that because it's growing towards the light(away from house) If u do anything it'll just keep growing outwards

Comments

Get a pair of hand held snips n go to work

Answer 11

@flit74668 I hope mines gets this big  

Answer 12

Maybe tie down with a stake on the end closest to the house? I’m not sure but that is a beautiful plant  

Answer 13

Thank you, my dad who died almost 12 years bought it for us. So I really don't want to risk wrecking it.  

Answer 14

Broom handles put 3 around the stem and tie it up with string.  

Answer 15

You may have to train it I had one and it turned out lovely in a ball but took me 4 yrs to train but well worth it. Iv moved now so il have to start again.  

Answer 16

Its growing towards the light, just leave it.  

Answer 17

Whatever you been doing with it it suits it otherwise it wouldn’t be doing so well xxx

Answer 18

Drive a stake in at 45° from the house side, avoiding the roots and fix with plant tie.  

Answer 19

Pit a stake doon the side of it and tie it tee tae it at should work I’ve done at wi inither shrub.  

Answer 20

How long did it takw to get this big?  

Comments

@expert Carter we planted it about 12 years ago.  

Answer 21

Beautiful ❤️

Answer 22

Ohhh does this need any special soil or lots of sun light etc? Does it grow easily? Thank you

Answer 23

No, we just planted it. It is in quite a shady area.  

Comments

@sahib623 oh wow ok thank you!  

Answer 24

Beautiful ♥️

Answer 25

Leaning towards light. Put a stake to support it

Answer 26

Unfortunately planted in the wrong place

Answer 27

I'd be concerned with roots being so close to the house foundations I'd be tempted to dig it up and move it in the fall

Answer 28

Wow thought mine does well but yours is fantastic, your dad is helping it grow xx

Answer 29

Drive a stake down and use garden wire to tie it back

Answer 30

Make some sort of device to push against the the base to push it it back

Answer 31

What about cutting some back, it seems to be heavier on one side, so it's even.  

Answer 32

Put stake in ground an tie bk

Answer 33

If you can get a stake in. it looks close to the house put a hook in to the house wall and the a thin rope round the tree