An annual pruning guarantees that your bladder spar will delight as a compact, shapely flowering shrub. The prudent choice of time is just as important as the expert incision. These instructions will familiarize you with all aspects of the perfect trimming of a pheasant spar.

A professional pruning promotes the branching of the bladder spars

Best time is in February

Summer flowering, deciduous shrubs will want to be pruned in late winter. In this respect, the bubble spar is no exception. An editing appointment in February scores in several respects. First and foremost, you don't have to worry about destroying valuable flower buds. Furthermore, in late winter you comply with the regulations of the Federal Nature Conservation Act for pruning. From March 1st to September 30th there is a strict grace period to protect our endangered bird life.

Pruning encourages bushy branching

The blistering spiky invests its rapid growth rate in height growth and criminally neglects dense branching at the base of the shrub. If you leave the ornamental tree uncut, you will struggle with a shapeless shrub that is susceptible to windthrow. With a targeted pruning in late winter, you will teach your pheasants better. To encourage compact, densely branched growth:

  • Trim bladder spars every year from an early age
  • Cut back last year's growth by a third or half
  • Choose an intersection within a short distance of an outward-pointing eye

Beginning with the fifth or sixth year, combine the topiary with a thinning out. To do this, remove dead, transversely growing or otherwise unfavorably positioned shoots. In addition, cut off the base of the two oldest shoots to encourage the growth of young scaffolding shoots. Choose the strongest, stiffly upright shoots to replace the worn-out scaffolding shoots.

Rejuvenate aged bladder splints - this is how it works

Neglected bubble spars transform within a few years into an impenetrable thicket of criss-crossing shoots. Inside the bush there is perpetual twilight, so that the skeletal shoots can no longer carry out photosynthesis and become bare. Thanks to a good-natured pruning tolerance, you can revitalize an aged pheasant spur. How to complete the perfect taper cut:

  • The best time is between November and February in frost-free weather
  • Best cutting tool: pruning shears with bypass mechanism and folding saw
  • Thin out all dead wood at the beginning
  • Cut back the remaining scaffold shoots by half to two thirds
  • Tapered bladder spars fertilize with compost and horn shavings

Following the radical pruning, the bladder spar drives through vigorously from her sleeping eyes. You should not miss this opportunity to cut back the flowering bush by about a third every February and thin it out thoroughly.

tips

Are you still missing some magnificent bubble spars for beds and balconies? Then grow a whole flock of young plants for free. This works easily with sticks, an uncomplicated variant of cuttings. The perfect stick is 15 to 20 cm long, leafless and annual lignified. There should be a bud at each end for rapid rooting and vigorous sprouting.

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Vegetable garden