The acacia enriches your garden with a magnificent foliage and a handsome shape. However, a prerequisite for a well-groomed appearance is regular pruning to keep growth under control. So that you do not damage your acacia, but promote its development, you should consider the following aspects when pruning.
It is best to cut the acacia in summer
time
The best time to prune an acacia is just after it blooms. You should avoid pruning in autumn, as the acacia forms its flowers for the coming year during the summer months.
Is pruning necessary in winter?
Many plants are cut back in winter when they shed their foliage. The acacia also tends to lose its foliage. However, a pruning is not absolutely necessary in this case. If the temperatures rise again in spring, it usually develops new shoots on its own. You should only remove old branches if no new branches appear by summer. In addition, strong winds can make a new shape cut necessary.
Cutting acacia - instructions
The pruning of an acacia should be comparatively small, but done regularly. The fewer branches you remove, the more runners the deciduous tree will form in the coming year. Due to their prickly thorns and the toxins they contain, special care must be taken. In order to make the pruning as gentle as possible, treat the cutting points with a protective agent if necessary. This is the best way to proceed when pruning an acacia:
- put on protective gloves
- Thin out the acacia by removing dead branches from the crown
- Now venture into the interior of the crown and dispose of the old branches there as well
- if branches grow close together, always remove the weaker one
- design your acacia with a topiary according to your wishes. For this purpose, all protruding branches are shortened to the necessary length
- always position the scissors above a pair of leaves or an eye