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- How do you cut the spindle bush?
- Annual pruning
- The hedge trimming the spindle shrub
- Cutting cuttings
- The essentials in brief:
- Tips
Once a year the spindle shrub should be cut
How do you cut the spindle bush?
The spindle shrub is quite robust and takes nothing so quickly. If he is often circumcised, he grows even closer. You can cut it to shape at will or just limit it in height.
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If you do not cut your spindle shrub, then it can grow very sprawling depending on the variety. Therefore, a cut in the spring or fall is recommended. If you prefer a very dense growth, then you can prune your spindle shrub twice a year. The same applies if the plant is to have a special shape.
Make sure that your secateurs are really sharp and do not crush the branches to be cut. Such injuries provide a portal of entry for diseases and pests. First, cut away the sick or injured parts of the plant. Cross two branches, then remove one of them. Then cut your spindle shrub into the desired shape and possibly clear it out a bit.
The hedge trimming the spindle shrub
When hacking, be sure to follow the rules that apply in your community, or you may have to pay a heavy penalty. Throughout Germany, hedges may not be cut in the period from March to September, among other things, to protect birds that breed in it. But Länder and municipalities may also pass further provisions. So cut your spindle shrub hedge in early spring or fall.
Cutting cuttings
If you would like to multiply your spindle shrub you can try it with cuttings. The necessary cuttings cut best in midsummer or during the biannual shape cut on your spindle shrub.
Shorten the truncated, already slightly woody shoots to a length of about 15 - 20 cm. Remove the leaves at the bottom and place the cuttings in a pot of gardening or potting soil and pour them well.
The essentials in brief:
Tips
Use the regular shape cut right away for cutting cuttings for propagation.