By Bendipa
Surrey,
United Kingdom 
I have a large Viburnum Tinus which needs to be hard pruned to about half its size. I understand spring is the best time to do this. But if one prunes back to points beyond the foliage, will it survive, or is that too harsh? I know some shrubs won't take that level of pruning in one go.
12 Dec, 2014
Answers
I wouldn't cut it back now as it should be flowering, or about to.
Shape it up after it has finished flowering.
18 Dec, 2014
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You can do it now, or some time during the winter - this is one of a variety of shrubs which can be renovated by stooling, meaning cutting very low down, and recover and grow again, but it will benefit from a feed with a good fertiliser in spring, as growth begins.
12 Dec, 2014