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- May I prune my Zimmerlinde?
- Does my Zimmerlinde need a regular pruning?
- Is there an alternative to pruning?
- The essentials in brief:
- Tips
For the pruning sharp tool should be used
May I prune my Zimmerlinde?
The relatively easy-to-clean room linden grows very quickly and can reach a height of about three meters in the apartment, provided the room is high enough. So it becomes clear that the Zimmerlinde does not fit in every living room.
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Does my Zimmerlinde need a regular pruning?
A regular pruning is not required in the Zimmerlinde, uncut she actually looks the most beautiful. However, at the age of four, she becomes so tall that she will hardly fit into your living room.
Here only a very radical cut or the replacement by a smaller plant helps. Up to about half of the room can be cut back. Try to get as good a shape as possible and use only sharp and clean cutting tools. However, you should expect that your Zimmerlinde does not bloom after pruning.
Is there an alternative to pruning?
If you draw a new room-linden from an offshoot in time, then you can safely replace the plant, which has become too big. So you always have a well-grown and respectable Zimmerlinde. Your cuttings cut best from strong, already blossomed shoots, so you get back relatively safe again a flowering Zimmerlinde.
Cut your cuttings about 15 cm long and put them in a glass with water. So you can watch the rooting. Alternatively, place the offshoot directly into growing substrate or a mixture of peat and sand. Place the cuttings in a light, warm place and keep the substrate evenly moist. With a little luck, your young plants will already bloom in the next winter.
The essentials in brief:
Tips
If necessary, you can recut your log-box up to half. Beautiful, however, she looks uncircumcised.