Cut the ball-trumpet tree

Content

• Cut the ball-trumpet tree
• Enough the crown is enough
• Bring young trees into shape
• Do not cut ball bugle tree in autumn
• Tips

Young trees in particular can easily be shaped by pruning

Cut the ball-trumpet tree

The ball-trumpet tree is created by the refinement of a trumpet tree (Catalpa bignonioides) and stands out especially by its spherical shape. This grows naturally, so the tree does not have to be pruned. In addition, the trumpet tree - especially the variety "Nana" is very popular - significantly smaller than its up to 18 feet high relative. This makes it suitable for smaller gardens and does not have to be kept in shape by cutbacks.

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Enough the crown is enough

To be sure, the ball-and-bugle tree is a very cut-friendly fellow, who will not mind you even capping his crown, but still a regular back or taper cut is basically superfluous. Especially with older trees, it is sufficient from time to time auszulchneiden only the crown and cut out dead or sick wood. However, you should be careful not to cut short individual shoots - because the ball trumpet tree reacts to such a measure with the development of unsightly spider veins. Otherwise, a new boom takes place even after a more radical pruning quite fast.

Bring young trees into shape

If you have bought your ball-and-bugle tree in a nursery, you will surely have been advised to cut back after planting - if this has not already been done by the specialist himself. Such a cut can indeed make a lot of sense with young trees, because it makes the crown more dense again. In addition, the subsequent leaves are often larger. But here too, it is important not to cut short individual branches, but to do a courageous pruning.

Do not cut ball bugle tree in autumn

Since the ball bug tree is quite sensitive to very frosty temperatures, you should never cut it in the fall - otherwise it can happen that the tree has no reserves over the winter and simply freezes completely. Instead, the frozen shoots can be removed in the spring, with the pruning should ideally be made on a warm day between February and April. A later pruning does not harm the ball-trumpet tree in the process, after all, it does not drive out until very late.

Tips

After a hard winter or a heavy storm, it may happen that you have to cut your ball bugle tree completely. This does not harm the wood, however, if you prune the crown above the refining point.