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- Knowledge protects against mistakes: cut the rosehip
- A cut is not a compulsion
- Decorate the rosehip shrub
- Make a radical cut
- It is important to pay attention to this
- Tips & Tricks
Knowledge protects against mistakes: cut the rosehip
A rosehip shrub can form protective thickets. With his thorns, he knows to defend himself and acts as an ideal bird protection shrub. In order to keep it in good shape and to preserve its blossoming joy, it should, however, be regularly provided with a cut.
A cut is not a compulsion
Basically, the dogrose or the rosehip shrub does not necessarily need a pruning. Suffice it to cut this plant every few years as it grows out of growth and threatens to displace other growths from its location.
Decorate the rosehip shrub
Ideally, the rosehip shrub is only lighted and not severely cut back. The reason: He is flourishing on the wood, which was trained in the previous year. Too strong and ill-considered pruning would cause the number of flowers to drop sharply or the flower to completely fail.
The Auslichten can be made all year round. It is recommended in the fall. All disturbing shoots are removed. The new shoots should not be cut off, because they carry the flowers of the shrub in the following year. The branches that have been trimmed off when bleaching can then be used to propagate this plant.
Make a radical cut
Although it is sufficient to cover up the rosehip shrub, it may be advisable to radically cut it back every three to four years. There are mutliple reasons for this:
The Radikalschnitt of this plant is carried out in the autumn between October and beginning of December on frost-free days. The shoots are shortened by 1/4 to half. The scissors are set 5 mm above an outward-pointing new shoot.
It is important to pay attention to this
The following should be considered when cutting the dog rose:
Tips & Tricks
Cut away old wood regularly as it is more susceptible to pests and the dog rose costs unnecessary energy.
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