Cutting branches »This is how the perfect tree cut succeeds

Cut branches on buds

the end Buds leaves, flowers and new shoots sprout. When properly pruning branches, focus your attention on these nodes of growth. A bud may neither be injured nor surmounted by a hook. With this cut, you'll get it right:

• At the desired intersection, find a bud that is facing outwards
• Place scissor blades above this bud at a distance of 3-5 mm
• Support the branch with your free hand
• Cut the branch at a slight angle, away from the bud, so that water can drain off

Can't see a bud at the desired intersection? Then look out for one sleeping eye as a slight thickening under the bark. The cut brings the inactive bud to life.

Divert old branches

One of the basics of haircut care is that Derivative cut. By diverting an old, long branch, you redirect the growth energy to young wood and activate a powerful shoot. At the same time, there can be no gap in the crown pattern at this point. It's that easy:

• Select a strong side branch on long, old branches
• Cut off the old branch wood just above the branch to the young wood

Please do not cut into the young wood or leave a long stump of the old wood. So-called coat hooks dry back and serve as a welcome gateway for pathogenic germs on the wood.

Cut thick branches in stages

Cut branches as thick as your arm gradually. Thanks to this incision, a branch cannot break off and cause serious damage to the Tree trunk leave behind. So saw Off a branch correctly:

1. At a distance of 20-40 cm from the trunk the saw start on the underside of the branch
2. Saw the branch with the leading hand up to the middle
3. With the other hand, support the branch at a safe distance from the saw blade
4. Pull out the saw
5. Reattach the saw blade on the top of the branch at a distance of 10-20 cm from the cut (right or left)
6. Cut until the branch breaks off

Cut or saw open the remaining branch stump Astring away. Finally, smooth the cut with a sharp, clean knife blade.