Optimal time
The best period for all pruning measures on this plant is spring.
- write shortly before new growth
- combine with the move out of the winter quarters
- autumn is an alternative period
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Cutting in autumn, for example, is a good idea if that
Wintering the spice bark is only possible in a confined space.
Cutting technique
Complicated cutting rules, with which every hobby gardener desperately, are not to be feared here. In fact, not much can be done wrong with the scissors. The plant generously forgives small slip-ups. Your new shoot will soon restore its beautiful shape.
There is one thing you must not try with this plant: cutting it back radically. A third of their shoots are allowed to fall to the ground. No more! This applies to both the spring pruning and the autumn pruning.
Tips
Invest a few cut off shoots in new spice rinds. the Multiplication from semi-woody cuttings requires little effort, but offers a good chance of rooting.
Peach
If shoots suddenly have no tips, they have to sprout again. They do that several times. These branches are welcome. They enable the plant to grow more densely and thus give it a more pleasing appearance.
You should therefore deliberately and especially young plants regularly. In this way, you can help design your shape right from the start. Not every point has to be cut. Sharpen where it is appropriate. Let yourself be guided by your feelings and your sense of proportion.
Cutting tool
A final note on the subject of cutting tools that cannot be repeated often enough. Even if you are short of time, do not go without SecateursThoroughly disinfect knives and whatever else you use for cutting before and after. This will prevent the transmission of pathogens from plant to plant.
Of course, the cutting tool should have sharp blades so that shoots are cut off smoothly and not squashed or frayed.