When is the best time to cut?
As an early bloomer, an ironwood tree sets the buds in the previous year. The classic date for pruning in late winter is therefore not valid for a Parrotia persica. Instead, wait for the flowering time to prune the ornamental wood in March / April on a frost-free, overcast day.
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Moderate cutting is the key - How to do it right
In order to cut the hard wood smoothly and without damaging fraying, the scissors should be freshly sharpened. Clean the cut surfaces with alcohol so that pathogens and pests do not accidentally gain access to the plant. This cut has proven itself in practice on the ironwood tree:
- Shorten twigs that have grown out of the mold by a maximum of a third
- Position the scissors so that the cut is 1-3 mm above a leaf knot
- Dead wood, frozen or diseased shoots Astring cut off
- Remove one from branches that are too close together
- Cut inward branches at the base
In any case, avoid cutting into the old wood, as this will make it difficult for an iron tree to sprout again. At the end of the process, brush off any withered flowers. The cut is made at a short distance from the closest pair of leaves or the dormant one eye. The growth of the inconspicuous capsule fruits costs the plant unnecessarily much strength.
Maintenance program after the cut
Following the pruning, you set the course for a furious play of colors in autumn with the right care. Indulge an ironwood tree in the bed now and in June with a portion of compost and Horn shavings.(€ 32.93 at Amazon *) Rake the fertilizer lightly on the root disc and pour more. During warm summer days, make sure that the soil does not dry out completely. If the rainfall is insufficient, pour with collected rainwater.
The limited amount of substrate in the bucket requires that nutrients are regularly replenished. Therefore, apply a liquid fertilizer every 4 weeks, which you add to the irrigation water. Check every 1 to 2 days with a thumb test whether the substrate has dried. Let the lime-free water run onto the root disc until it runs out from under the pot.
Tips
The winter hardiness of your ironwood tree is supported in a natural way with a fertilizer rich in potassium. Therefore, adjust the nutrient supply in August and September Comfrey manure, Patentkali, Thomaskali or a similar fertilizer.