Raising young plane tree
Nurseries offer already trained saplings that you can put in the garden plants and from now on only have to keep in shape. However, these little trees are not affordable for everyone. The plane tree can also be used well multiply and educated by laypeople in the roof shape.
- Choose a specimen that has just grown
- completely cap the upper area
- Remove all vertically growing branches
- erect a horizontal trellis made of bamboo sticks in the crown
- Braid horizontally growing branches in the trellis
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Note:
As soon as the branches are strong enough and stable in their position, the bamboo frame can be removed again.
Time for maintenance cuts
The experts disagree on this. While some recommend two summer cuts, others speak of a summer and a winter cut. Some even recommend a combination of both.
- the first summer cut takes place before the 24th June (St. John's Day)
- the second summer cut takes place at the end of August / beginning of September
- January and February are best for winter
Since no gardener is happy about many pruning dates, it is worth trying to keep the plane tree in shape with just the summer pruning. If this succeeds, there is no need to cut in winter.
The weather on the cut day
In winter, the day must not be too frosty, as this makes wound healing more difficult. In summer blazing sun is to be avoided, as the previously covered and after cutting exposed leaves can burn. A damp day with overcast skies is ideal.
Cutting tool and ladder
You will need a long ladder to cut a roof tarpaulin, otherwise you will hardly get to the branches. Cutting with telescopic scissors is possible, but also very tedious. A garden and a Lopperswhich absolutely must be sharp and disinfected so that smooth cuts are made and none Diseases be transmitted.
Tips
With larger plane trees it is easier the crown cut with a Hedge trimmer(€ 77.00 at Amazon *) to undertake.
This is how it is cut
The plane tree is easy to cut. Since she is a fast growth lays down, she also forgives editing errors. If you still don't dare to use the scissors yourself, you can hire a specialist company to do it. Otherwise proceed as follows:
- Do not cut main shoots
- they form the indispensable framework for the roof shape
- Cut back all vertical new shoots except for the main branch
- Tie up branches that are sprouting to the side or, if necessary, remove
- Remove dead and broken shoots all year round