No big cutting effort on oil pastures

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• No big cutting effort on oil pastures
• Cutting time
• topiary
• Auslichtungsschnitt
• rejuvenation pruning
• Tips

A regular pruning promotes uniform growth and abundance of fruit

No big cutting effort on oil pastures

The oil pastures are ornamental shrubs that are equally suitable for solitary, group, hedge or tub planting and require no extensive care. Through the targeted cut, the shrubs can be kept in shape and their branching promoted.

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The oil pasture species are considered cut-friendly woody plants. They tend to form long, rod-like shoots, which should be shortened regularly, so that the better branching is achieved. Not only shape cutting of young plants, but also the Auslichtungs- and rejuvenation cut can be used in the oil pastures. In general, however, the annual cutting required for many woody plants, with the exception of oil pasture hedges, is not essential.

Cutting time

It is cut after flowering. Since different species of oil pasture flower at different times, the necessary cutting measures can be carried out in the period between June and October. To rejuvenate is the best time before the new leaves emerge in February or March. It's enough to cut every two or three years. The hedges are cut annually in June. Preferably, the cut should be done on a covered day.

topiary

The young plants are made in the first time by shortening the long shoots to branch out better and give the bush a bushier appearance and the desired shape. Around the third year, the shrubs can be cut back by one third.

Auslichtungsschnitt

The Auslichtungsschnitt usual in ornamental and useful wood can also be applied to oil pastures. Essentially, you are limited to the following actions:

rejuvenation pruning

A radical cut in too large become olive oil pastures is possible. It is better, however, to distribute the rejuvenation evenly over several years. Depending on the size of the plant, 2-3 older branches are cut out each year to make room for the young shoots. The remaining shoots are shortened by one third.

Tips

The cut shoots of the oil pasture can be used for propagation, which takes place in the oil pastures using so-called Kopfstecklinge.