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- Schnipp Schnapp - cut the laurel cherry
- When can a cut become necessary?
- The ideal time for the cut
- Auslichtungs- and pruning
- Radical cutting
- Attention: avoid mistakes
- Tips & Tricks
Schnipp Schnapp - cut the laurel cherry
The laurel cherry - it is an optimal privacy, a natural demarcation to the neighboring property, a pretty ornamental plant and much more. But from time to time it may be necessary to tame their growth, remove unsightly plant parts and regain their shape. Then cutting is announced!
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Generally, the laurel cherry is well cut compatible and can be cut sporadically. For the following reasons, a cut can be recommended:
The ideal time for the cut
The ideal time came just before the start of the shoot. This is usually the case between March and early April. But the laurel cherry can be provided with a cut until June. But beware: If you cut too late and too much, you will miss the sparkling white flowers in midsummer.
Auslichtungs- and pruning
Free-roaming laurel cherries should be regularly lighted. Hedges should be pruned twice a year. The first time in early June and the second time in late September or in spring.
Who wants to get a dense hedge, should halve the new shoot. Then the laurel cherry branches well. Basically you can say:
Radical cutting
A Radikalschnitt is at best necessary, if the wrong kind was planted or the laurel cherry grew unruly. All laurel cherries can take a radical cut back to the old wood. Afterwards, the plant should be regularly cut into shape again.
Attention: avoid mistakes
Tips & Tricks
Before cutting, consider which branches you want to take away.This prevents the cutting from creating an ugly "hole" and the plant is unnatural in its growth pattern.