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- The right time to cut the beech hedge
- Beech hedges do not cut all year round
- When is the best time to cut beech hedges?
- The right day to cut the beech hedge
- Tips
A beech hedge is best cut twice a year
The right time to cut the beech hedge
Beech hedges should be cut twice a year. However, it is not allowed to cut down a beech hedge all year round. When is the best time to cut?
Beech hedges do not cut all year round
The rule only concerns the radical shortening or clearing of a beech hedge.
Strong pruning is not allowed from March to September. This legislation was adopted to protect birds breeding in beech hedges during this period.
When is the best time to cut beech hedges?
A strong pruning is done in the winter months before the shoot. In the process, old branches and branches are cut out and hedges that are too high are shortened altogether.
The second cut will take place from the end of June. The beech hedge drives out at this time again and is brought into shape by the cutting. Only the outer shoots are cut.
The right day to cut the beech hedge
In winter, the beech hedge may only be cut on a day when it is frost-free. Ideally, the temperatures are at least plus five degrees.
If the sun is shining strongly, you should avoid cutting the beech hedge on this day. Otherwise, the cuts dry out too much and parts of the hedge wither. Cut the hedge on a day that:
is. Then the beech hedge suffers least under the cut and regenerates quickly. But it always takes some time until it is dense and green again after cutting.
Tips
After cutting a beech hedge, you should water the plants well. Even a fertilizer may be useful in young hedges, if the pruning is strong. The beeches now need a lot of power for the new shoot.