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- Cutting field maple hedge perfectly - that's how it works
- When is the best time?
- How to cut - How to cut properly
- Tips
In winter or autumn is the best time for pruning
Cutting field maple hedge perfectly - that's how it works
Field maple is the jewel among the hedgerows. In addition to his magnificent foliage dress, rapid growth and a furious autumn coloring, home gardeners appreciate the good-natured cut tolerance. This guide will show you how easy it is to cut your field maple hedge into shape.
When is the best time?
His uncomplicated mind already proves a Maßholder when it comes to the scheduling for the pruning. Several times a year, you can grab a pair of scissors to give your hedge a neat appearance:
If you intend a rejuvenation cut, the legislature has a say. To plant a field maple hedge on the hive is only allowed in the period from October 1st to February 28th. Important to note is that it does not freeze on the date itself or the field maple hedge is under blazing sunlight.
How to cut - How to cut properly
Unlike other maple species, the Acer campestre tolerates a pruning with floral serenity. The growth rocket under the deciduous trees repairs even one or the other beginner's mistake in no time on its own. Of course it does not have to come to that, because the cut is very simple:
The optimal cut aims at a pyramidal shape. As the field maple hedge tapers from base to tip, sunlight can reach all branches. Thus sprout fresh shoots and leaves near the ground, so that the hedge does not verkahlt. A good orientation aid are cords, which you stretch between wooden pegs, which you beat at the two ends of the hedge.
Tips
Best planting time for a field maple hedge is in autumn. In the sun-warmed soil, the young shrubs root quickly, so that they survive unscathed the first winter. At the beginning of October, the time window for planting opens and remains open until the first frost.