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- When is the best time to cut privet?
- Privet is very good cut compatible
- Cutting privet in spring
- Shape cut in August
- Autumn cut only in very young privet
- Rejuvenation cut in old privet hedges
- Observe breeding and setting time!
- Tips
In August, a slight shape cut can be made
When is the best time to cut privet?
Privet, whether as a single shrub or hedge, makes little work, because the shrub is very easy to maintain. You can not do without regular cutting, at least if you want to pull a dense hedge. When is the best time to cut privet?
Privet is very good cut compatible
If you would like to pull an opaque privet hedge in the garden, you can not avoid regular cutting. This starts right after the planting season and has to be repeated up to three times a year in the first few years.
Only if you cut back the privet frequently, the branches branch well, so that the hedge is opaque.
Cutting privet in spring
The pruning in the spring can be very strong. Cut the privet down by one to two thirds. The more you cut, the more he drives out later.
But be careful not to remove all shoots that carry flowers. The flowers are a good source of food for bumblebees, butterflies and other insects.
Shape cut in August
In August, you will primarily take care of the shape cutting. Remove individual branches. Now is the best time to cut a privet into a special shape, such as a ball.
Autumn cut only in very young privet
In autumn, you should only cut very young privet hedges. Most of the new shoots can not mature in time and freeze in cold winters.
If you chose autumn as the planting season, however, you must reach for the scissors and cut back the privet very strongly. Only then can he branch out well later.
Rejuvenation cut in old privet hedges
Older privet hedges tend to shed over time. The shrub then no longer gets enough light in the lower regions and then hardly forms side shoots or leaves there.
To rejuvenate a privet hedge, cut it back to hive in the spring. This means that you can radically trim the top and sides to the trunk.
That does not hurt the privet. He is so fast-growing that the new shoots soon cover up the bald spots.
Observe breeding and setting time!
In most municipalities you can not prune a hedge strongly from April to July, so as not to disturb brooding birds.
You may cut off individual shoots, but you should first check if there is a nest in the privet.
Tips
Basically you can plant privates at any time as long as the soil is sufficiently moist and not frozen. The best time is spring or fall. If you choose summer as the planting season, you must water enough for the privet to grow.