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- Tulip Magnolia: Take care when cutting
- Pruning with tulip magnolia not recommended
- When the tulip magnolia should be cut
- This is how to proceed when cutting tulip magnolia
- The best time for a pruning
- Tips
The tulip magnolia should not be cut if possible
Tulip Magnolia: Take care when cutting
The tulip magnolia (Magnolia soulangiana) is the queen among the magnolia trees. In spring, the primeval-looking tree enchants with the white-pink sea of its large, tulip-shaped flowers. The gnarled growth and the beautiful, fresh foliage also contribute to the attractiveness of this wood. However, the beautiful habit can be quickly destroyed by a careless pruning.
Tulip Magnolia - Care, Diseases, WinteringPruning with tulip magnolia not recommended
Like all magnolias, the tulip magnolia is considered to be less cut-firm and should therefore not be cut back, if at all possible. For example, the tree has the habit of having so-called spider veins driven out at interfaces - thin, unsightly little branches that do not bear flowers and can severely affect the overall appearance of the tree. Too much pruning can even lead to the death of the tree, especially if it is severely weakened by a wrong location, unsuitable care or illness.
When the tulip magnolia should be cut
Nevertheless, a pruning even in the less cut tolerant Tulpenmagnolie be useful, for example to
Regular pruning to rejuvenate tulip magnolia is not necessary due to very slow growth.
This is how to proceed when cutting tulip magnolia
If a pruning of tulip magnolia is essential, pay particular attention to the following:
Tulip magnolias should be cut back maximally every three to five years, whereby dead and sick shoots and branches should of course be removed at any time.
The best time for a pruning
Like all flowering trees in the spring, the tulip magnolia is cut immediately after flowering. Since this tree form the flowers for the coming year still ongoing, you can deprive yourself of the flowers by a late cutback.
Tips
Flowering branches of tulip magnolia stay in the vase for a very long time.