The Japanese spindle shrub is one of the easy-care and relatively undemanding garden plants. Although it is conditionally hardy, it prefers the warmth. You can plant it in a bucket or in a hedge.

With good care, the Japanese spindle shrub will delight you with beautiful flowers

Plant the Japanese spindle tree

The Japanese Spindle Shrub prefers a warm, sunny to partially shaded site and well-drained, humus-rich soil. Although it also thrives in the shade, its pretty leaf color and abundance of flowers may suffer there.

Give your spindle bush enough space, the distance to the neighbors should be about half of the expected growth height. In the hedge, plant the shrubs a little closer together. Put some well-rotted compost in the planting holes.

Water the Japanese spindle tree properly

Outdoors, the Japanese spindle shrub only needs moderate watering, but should not dry out. If it's in a bucket, water it regularly. However, be sure to avoid waterlogging, otherwise the roots will begin to rot and the spindle bush will become susceptible to diseases.

Pruning the Japanese spindle tree

The Japanese spindle shrub tolerates a strong pruning, making it well suited for planting a hedge or for planting the edges of beds. Solitary plants can give you a topiary. Before you compost the clippings, take the opportunity to propagate your shrubs and pick out some suitable cuttings.

Propagating the Japanese spindle tree

If you want to sow the Japanese spindle bush, you need to be patient because it grows relatively slowly. Propagating by cuttings promises somewhat faster success. The best time for this type of propagation is midsummer.

Cut a few strong, already woody shoots about 15 - 20 cm long and remove the lower leaves from them. Place these cuttings in nutrient-rich soil or pots with potting soil and water them well.

The essentials in brief:

  • sunny to semi-shady
  • permeable soil
  • water moderately, regularly in the pot
  • Avoid waterlogging
  • slow growing
  • evergreen

tips

The easiest way to grow your own spindle bushes is from cuttings. You can win these during the shape cut.

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