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- Can you cut boxwood in the fall?
- The optimal time for pruning
- Why a pruning is better early in the year
- Cutting time depends on the weather conditions
- Tips
After September, the boxwood should not be cut back
Can you cut boxwood in the fall?
As a hedge, evergreen bedding or fanciful formwood: Buchs can be used in many ways in the garden. So that the wood keeps its shape and also a dense growth is desired, you should reach for pruning shears regularly. However, a pruning is not useful at any time of the year.
The optimal time for pruning
In general, the rule is that books should be cut in the period between April and September, with the last possible date not later than mid-September. So in the fall a pruning is not advisable, which has several reasons:
Why a pruning is better early in the year
Instead, you should edit your book once in the spring and a second time in the early summer. It used to be said that the plants should not be cut back before the end of April for reasons of frost protection. Meanwhile, however, it is known that an early cut - even before the shoot - is an effective protection against fungal diseases and pests such as the boxwood cones. Both fungal spores and the pest eggs overwinter in the book and appear when it gets warm enough from the beginning of March. Therefore, according to recent guidelines, a cut is recommended between January and March, provided it is free of frost and rain at this time.
Cutting time depends on the weather conditions
In any case, the weather plays a big role at the right cutting time: to reduce the risk of fungal infection, you should never cut Buch's when it rains. Even a day with bright sunshine is not suitable for such a project, as it can cause sun damage. Instead choose a time when the sky is overcast and it does not rain.
Tips
When cutting the boxwood, use as sharp and disinfected hedge and garden shears as possible. On the other hand, blunt or electric scissors are less suitable because they squeeze and injure the shoots and leaves. This in turn acts as an invitation to all sorts of fungal pathogens.