How to prune embothrium coccineum

Spring (after last frost, once damage is clear); light tidy after summer flowering. Cut dead or frost-damaged stems back to live wood or a healthy bud. For light shaping, remove wayward shoots after flowering using clean, sharp secateurs. Avoid cutting into thick, bare old wood.

As needed for frost damage; light shaping annually post-flower. Chilean fire bush requires minimal pruning and generally resents hard cutting. Remove dead or frost-damaged wood in spring once new growth confirms what has survived. Light shaping can follow flowering. Avoid heavy pruning into old wood — the plant may not regenerate from bare stems reliably.

Cut dead or frost-damaged stems back to live wood or a healthy bud. For light shaping, remove wayward shoots after flowering using clean, sharp secateurs. Avoid cutting into thick, bare old wood.