Camellia pruning

I inherited some limbed-up lanky top-heavy plants. Is it ok to cut them back to 2 feet to encourage new growth at the bottom? They are now about 8 feet tall.

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 03/03/2017 @ 7:38 pm

Severe pruning should be done after the plant is done flowering.
You can prune 1/3 or up to 1/2 of the shrub.

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