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- Why is it when the cornelian does not bloom?
- Young trees only blossom after years
- Pruning at the wrong time
- The location is not optimal
- Cornelian cherries need almost no care
- Tips
Young plants of cornelian cherries often do not bloom
Why is it when the cornelian does not bloom?
Cornus cherries are the first trees that bear flowers in spring. But what if the cornelian simply does not want to bloom? There are several reasons that may be responsible for the absence of flowers. Mostly just help a little patience!
Young trees only blossom after years
Many gardeners, who have planted a cornelian cherry or created a whole hedge of cornelian cherries, wait with impatience for the first flowers.
What is not clear to many: Cornelian cherries often bloom only after years. With a little luck, the first few flowers will appear after three years, but sometimes it can take five or more years.
The gardener simply needs patience here. The Cornelian cherry is one of the slow-growing wild-fruit trees and takes its time.
Pruning at the wrong time
Sometimes the bloom stays out even with older Cornelian cherries. The reason for this is often a pruning, which was carried out too strong and especially at the wrong time, because the cornelian blooms on annual wood.
It develops the approaches for the blossoms already in the autumn. If the flower-bearing branches are removed, the tree can not flower.
Cut the cornel cherry immediately after flowering and only when it is really necessary. Unless you plant cherries as a hedge, a light cut is only necessary every two to three years.
The location is not optimal
The Cornelian cherry is very robust and easy to care for. It grows on forest edges, where the location is rather partial shade. There, however, it develops much fewer flowers than in a sunny spot.
Therefore, plant the cornel cherry in a sunny spot.
Cornelian cherries need almost no care
Lack of care is not, if the cornelian does not bloom. It can handle easily
Tips
Just as the gardener has to wait a few years for the first flowering, so too is the fruit. With a little luck, the first herb-sweet fruits can be harvested five years after planting. However, it can take several more years to get to the first significant harvest.