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- Cut the trumpet tree - when is the best time?
- Two possible cut dates
- Which is why a pruning in August is to be preferred
- Advantages of the August section at a glance
- Tips
August is the best month to cut the trumpet tree
Cut the trumpet tree - when is the best time?
With age, the trumpet tree (Catalpa bignonioides) grows to a majestic deciduous tree, which offers a magnificent sight with its large, heart-shaped leaves and lush white flowers. From time to time, however, a pruning is useful, especially to rejuvenate the tree and counteract possible Verkahlung. A pruning is also useful if the trumpet tree takes up too much space and should therefore be trimmed. Two particular appointments a year have emerged as particularly favorable for such a measure.
Two possible cut dates
The trumpet tree should either be cut back in early spring - that is, even before the actual sprouting - or in August. Other times in the year are unsuitable. A cut in the spring or flowering time of the tree is due to the increased risk of bleeding and thus infection (after all, the tree at this time fully in his "juice") makes little sense, a trimming in autumn or winter weakens the anyway in the cold season shaken tree even more. Both cutting dates have their own special advantages and disadvantages.
Which is why a pruning in August is to be preferred
In principle, August should be given preference as an ideal time for pruning. The reason for this is the following: The trumpet tree lays in the fall, the flower buds for the flower of the coming year, so that they would fall victim to a cut in the spring and thus the flowering is not as abundant as usual fails. In order to counteract the loss of flowering, simply lay any cutting measures to a point in time when the buds are not yet formed. Another advantage of the August date lies in the simple fact that the trumpet tree can easily cope with a pruning on a warm and sunny day.
Advantages of the August section at a glance
Tips
To propagate the trumpet tree through cuttings, cut after the flower half-lignified, about 15 centimeters long head cuttings.