When and how is it done?

The best time is in February

Summer-blooming, deciduous Bushes want to be cut in late winter. In this regard, the bladder spar is no exception. A cut date in February scores in several ways. First and foremost, you don't have to worry about destroying valuable flower buds. Furthermore, in late winter you comply with the regulations of the Federal Nature Conservation Act for pruning. From 1. March to 30th September is a strict grace period to protect our endangered bird life.

Pruning encourages bushy branching

The bladder spar invests its rapid growth in height and neglects dense branching at the base of the bush. If you leave the ornamental wood uncut, you will struggle with a misshapen shrub that is prone to wind throws. With a targeted pruning in late winter, you teach your pheasant spar better. How to promote compact, densely branched growth:

• Bladder spar bladder every year from an early age
• Cut back growth from last year by a third or half
• Choose an intersection at a short distance from an outward-facing one eye

Starting with the fifth or sixth year of standing, you combine the topiary with one Clearance cut. To do this, remove dead, transverse or otherwise unfavorably positioned shoots. In addition, cut off the two oldest ground shoots at the roots to encourage the growth of young scaffold shoots. Select the strongest, tightly upright shoots to replace the old scaffold shoots.

Rejuvenate aged bladder spar - this is how it works

Neglected bladder spars turn into an impenetrable thicket of criss-cross shoots within a few years. There is eternal twilight inside the bush, so that the scaffold shoots can no longer photosynthesize and lose their hair. Thanks to a good-natured cut tolerance, you can revitalize an aged pheasant sparrow. How to complete the perfect taper cut:

• The best time is between November and February when the weather is frost-free
• Best cutting tool: Loppers with bypass mechanism and folding saw
• Remove all dead wood at the beginning
• Cut back the remaining scaffold shoots by half to two thirds
• Rejuvenated bladder spar fertilize with compost and horn shavings

Following the radical pruning, the bladder spar drives out of her sleeping eyes vigorously through. You should not miss this opportunity and from now on cut back the flowering bush by about a third every February and thinning it out thoroughly.