- Thumbs up for cut compatibility
- Solitaires with lots of space
- Stink Ash as a shrub
- Occasional radical cuts
- Raise stink as a hedge
Soon after planting a tree, the question of pruning arises. It is not always easy to correct mistakes afterwards. With the bee tree, its numerous blossoms are the goal of the effort. What effect does cutting have?
Since the bee tree grows quite large, it must be put in its place early on
Thumbs up for cut compatibility
Right at the front: the bee tree, which also goes by the common name velvety stinky tree, doesn't mind us cutting back hard. He is consistently considered to be well tolerated by cuts. It even sprout vigorously from old wood.
The only question is whether cutting is necessary at all. Here it depends on where you plant the specimen and what shape it should take or what size it can reach.
Solitaires with lots of space
A stinky tree that has enough space at its location to develop freely in all directions does not need any pruning in order to bloom magnificently. Occasionally, however, light grooming cuts may be necessary.
- cut in spring
- when the great frosts are over
- remove frozen shoot tips
tips
Even if the tree develops a very sprawling crown, you can cut away healthy branches in the spring.
Stink Ash as a shrub
A bee tree is often grown from seed. Or it migrates into the garden as a tiny tree because these are offered comparatively cheaply. Therefore, its owner still has every leeway to educate him into a desired form.
The stinky ash is therefore very often found as a flowering shrub. In addition to the spring care cut, the shrub is cut a second time.
- trim a bit in the summer
- this encourages bushy branching
Occasional radical cuts
If it should be necessary to shorten the bush radically, nothing stands in the way of this. All you have to do is arrange that it will not bloom the following year.
Raise stink as a hedge
Stinky, which grows as a shrub, can line up in loose hedges. They are limited in their growth in autumn after flowering. This gives the wounds enough time to heal completely before winter.
However, the stinky ash is less suitable for a very formal hedge. The severe pruning required every year would almost entirely rob her of the beautiful flowers. And that's why we and the nectar-seeking bees love this shrub so much.