The rapidly growing gold privet needs to be shaped and limited. That's why there is no way around the scissors. And since this plant is so easy to cut, it can be cut often and a lot. Goldliguster forgives some cutting errors. But it is better if they are not made in the first place.

The Goldliguster tolerates pruning well

Educational pruning hedge

A living hedge is usually designed with Goldliguster. It needs to branch out a lot to fulfill its privacy function. In addition, a densely leafy tree looks more attractive. Start cutting at planting:

  • Cut back the gold privet to approx. 15 cm when planting
  • then let it grow about 30 cm
  • Cut again as soon as it has reached a height of about 50 cm
  • cut back 5 cm from all sides
  • cut back every four weeks if growth is strong

Educational cut solitaire

A gold liguster also reaches heights of 2 to 3 m as a solitaire. It needs a stable framework and plenty of branches for a more beautiful crown.

  • educate with 7-12 basic instincts
  • shorten the strongest shoots
  • completely remove weak shoots
  • slim down new shoots in the following year

conservation cuts

From a height of 50 cm, the Goldliguster must be pruned at least once a year. Two cuts per year are even better, as this shrub can grow up to 60 cm per year. Privet hedges in particular quickly lose their shape without a second cut.

ideal time

The best time for pruning is the end of February/beginning of March, even before the gold privet sprouts again. The second cut should be made in the summer after flowering.

The strong growth may require a third cut in the fall. But this has dangers. In this way, it will stimulate new growth that cannot become winter hardy in time and will consequently freeze to death on frosty days.

tips

A cut after flowering prevents the small blue-black berries from ripening. These are indeed popular with many bird species. But they are poisonous for us humans and our pets.

Instructions for cutting

  • use disinfected pruning shears
  • cut thick branches with a hedge trimmer (77.00€).
  • cut off dry, broken and frozen branches
  • Remove inward growing branches
  • Shorten the remaining branches to the desired length
  • cut diagonally
  • over an outward eye

tips

Cut shoots with a length of about 20 cm can be used for propagation. After allowing them to form roots in the water for weeks, they are planted in the fall.

trapezoidal shape

If the gold privet is part of a hedge, it is cut to different widths. It gets narrower and narrower from bottom to top. This trapezoidal shape is ideal because it doesn't shade the lower-lying branches. This prevents the hedge from becoming bare.

Cut high trunk

Goldliguster can also be cultivated as a standard. The trade offers already refined and trained specimens for sale. The maintenance cuts serve to ensure dense branching and to preserve the round shape of the crown.

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Vegetable garden