My Romantika clematis is a huge monster. I haven't pruned it in years because I like the look of a huge monster clematis. Now, however, the pillar that was holding it up has fallen apart, and I'd like to remove it and replace it with a new pillar. I'll have to prune the vine to get all of the broken pieces of the pillar out. It's been so long since I pruned it that it now has woody growth about 3 or 4 feet up. I know that I can cut into woody growth on a group 1 clematis, but can I do that with Romantika, which is group 3? I seem to remember reading somewhere that pruning cuts into woody growth should be avoided.
