The hedge cut
Hedges should really be trimmed regularly to keep them in shape. So that you don't get into trouble, you should adhere to the legal regulations for hedge trimming and not cut your hedge between March and September. There are no special features of the sparrow compared to non-flowering hedge plants. He's not that easy to take offense with a radical cut.
also read
- The right location for your sparaceous bush
- When does the sparrow blossom?
- Is the sparrow poisonous?
Cut the pine bush for the vase
The non-toxic sparaceous shrub is also good in the vase, but only when the flowers are open. Do not cut the sparrow until it has fully bloomed, because the closed buds will no longer open in the vase.
The pruning after flowering
Only the early flowering varieties of the sparrow are cut back immediately after the flowering period. With late-blooming varieties, wait until next spring, after the frost, to cut them back. Be sure to use sharp secateurs so that you do not see any bruised branches. Just like shoot stumps, these can lead to infections with fungi or the penetration of pests.
Cut off all sick and weak shoots and one of each intersecting branches. In order to thin out the sparaceous bush, shorten the oldest shoots to about 20 cm in length. If you like, you can give your sparrow a topiary. If this does not work out optimally, any mistakes will soon grow together again. You can use healthy shoots for cuttings straight away.
The essentials in brief:
- only cut fully blossomed sparrows for the vase
- Observe legal requirements when cutting hedge
- use sharp secateurs
- Do not squeeze branches
- do not leave any stumps
- remove all diseased shoots
- do not leave any crossing branches
- use healthy shoots as cuttings
Tips
Since the sparrow tends to grow quite lush, it can be pruned fairly generously, but not in frost or blazing sunshine.
