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- Cut the laurel hedge in the garden properly
- Choose the right time to cut a laurel hedge
- Use laurel cut material for the cuttings propagation
- Cut the laurel manually if possible
- Shape cut as a special shape for a laurel hedge
- Tips & Tricks
Cut the laurel hedge in the garden properly
In Central European latitudes, the true laurel (Laurus nobilis) or spice laurel can only be hibernated outdoors in very mild and sheltered locations. At a suitable location, a properly planted laurel hedge can achieve quite astounding annual growth.
Choose the right time to cut a laurel hedge
While hedges from the botanically unrelated cherry laurel should be cut from a certain size every spring, the real laurel tends by nature to tend toward a compact habit. It therefore only needs a corresponding cut if:
Optimal is the laurel a pruning in the spring, because then the resulting cutting material can be used best and the plants can recover to dry periods summer again slightly from the cut.
Use laurel cut material for the cuttings propagation
The real laurel can be very well propagated by rooting cuttings. Cut half-ripe cuttings as part of the cut and put them in a half-shady location in a mixture of peat and sand. Once the cuttings have formed their own roots after half a year, you can move the sun-loving plants to a place with direct sunlight.
Cut the laurel manually if possible
When cutting laurel, not only the question of when, but also how. Even with larger hedges you should not tend to use electrical hedge trimmers in view of the workload, as this often results in an ugly picture after the cut. The fast cut means that half-separated leaves turn brown and disturb the green overall picture of the hedge for weeks. In addition, the branches can be used in a manual cut with a clean hand scissors equal for the cuttings propagation or for processing in the kitchen.
Shape cut as a special shape for a laurel hedge
The Gewürzlorbeer is a robust and compact awake plant very popular with the followers of the topiary. With a little skill and a careful cutting technique, you can use the individual plants of a laurel hedge to form cones and pyramids within a few years. Bear in mind, however, that you will have to expect a high stem of about one meter in height from real laurel with a time of about ten years from the multiplication.
Tips & Tricks
Laurel hedges serve as a breeding ground for many birds due to the dense growth. Therefore, check your laurel hedge before the care cut on any residents and move the pruning if necessary to a later date.
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