This is how the gentle pruning succeeds

The best time to cut is in late winter

The optimal time window for you Clearance cut on the lilac tree opens in late winter. When the deciduous hibernation draws to a close, older specimens also tolerate a regulating pruning within the crown. Choose a dry, cloudy day with temperatures above freezing.

Thinning out the treetop - this is how it works

Over the years, the crown in the lilac tree develops into a network of old and young branches. Without an occasional cut, the shoots shade each other. As a result, the middle of the crown becomes bald, while the branches of the outer sectors are annoyed with unsightly ramifications. By doing one every three to four years Clearance cut perform, prevent the nuisance. Here's how to do it properly:

• Dead, bare branches Astring saw off
• Cut back growing and other disturbing shoots by up to two thirds
• Tie down or cut off upright shoots
• Remove the weaker branches from branches that are too close together

If you struggle with over-long shoots protruding from the crown shape, redeems Derivative cut the problem. Instead of cutting on a bud, choose a young side shoot that is directed outwards as the cutting point. Lilacs have their most beautiful blossoms on one-year and two-year branches, so that thanks to a derivation there is neither a gap in the crown and this year's flowering is not impaired.

Clean up dead flowers

The most common reason for a cut on the lilac tree is withered flower candles. If you perceive the dead lilac blossoms as a disruptive factor, nothing speaks against a light care cut at the end of the flowering period. The cut requires a good sense of proportion, because beneath withered flowers the wood for next year's lilac blossom is already forming.

Take a sharp, clean one Secateurs with Bypass mechanism. Place the blades below a faded panicle at a short distance from a pair of leaves.

Remove runners and trunk shoots

The most beautiful lilac trees thrive as a combination of a sturdy trunk of a wild species and a noble crown. Apart from the many advantages, such refinement is associated with the growth of numerous runners and trunk shoots.

Stay on the heels of the wildlings as soon as possible. The vigorous wild shoots can be recognized by a different leaf shape than the petals. Tear off root runners with a forceful jerk in order to remove as much tissue as possible. Cut off nosy trunk shoots just before the bark.