How To Cut Your Tree Peony Properly!

How To Cut Your Tree Peony Properly!

Slow but spreading growth - frequent cutting unnecessary

Since the tree peony grows extremely slowly compared to other plants, it rarely needs pruning. But if you don't cut it, after a few years you will see that this plant becomes quite wide. It can grow up to 150 cm wide. It is therefore considered to be growing broadly. The tree peony can get just as tall.

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Cut back in early autumn or spring

A slight pruning can be done between August and September or alternatively in spring from February. It is important that the cut, if it is made in autumn, does not take place after mid-October. That's too late. The cuts can no longer heal properly. As a result, they suffer frost damage in winter.

Start directly above a bud

When pruning in autumn or spring, it is best to use sharp secateurs. Cut off the shoots just above a closed bud! The intensity of the pruning depends on your wishes:

  • Do you want to create / maintain a hedge?
  • Do you want to raise the tree peony as a shrub or as a tree?
  • Should the growth be kept short and compact?

Remove old flowers or wait for seeds to form?

After the flowering period, which usually takes place between April and June, the old flowers can be cut off. This saves the strength of the tree peony. If, on the other hand, you want the seeds to propagate, you should leave the flowers in place and wait until September.

Taper - cut down to 30 to 40 cm

It was many years ago that you planted the tree peony? Now does she look old and light? Then a strong pruning should now be made. Simply cut it down to 30 to 40 cm in the course of tapering.

Tips

The blossoms of the tree peony are ideal for a cut. They can be kept in a vase of water for up to 10 days.