Before it turns green and sprout again in spring, some trees and shrubs should be pruned into shape.
Your plants will thank you with a magnificent bloom.
In winter, the plants in the garden go into a dormant phase.
The trees then no longer grow and the plant juices no longer flow as strongly.
February is therefore the right time for a pruning for many fruit trees.
The flowers have not yet formed and you can give your wood a nice shape again.
In addition, pruning ensures that the plant sprout vigorously and produces magnificent flowers and a rich harvest.
Cut shrubs in February: pome fruit, hydrangeas and summer lilac
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In February, trees and shrubs such as apple trees or pear trees need pruning.
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In February, pome fruit trees in particular are on the list of plants that should now be cut back.
But pruning back in the last month of winter is also strongly recommended for some shrubs:
Pome fruit trees:
In February and early March, just before the leaves sprout, is the last opportunity for strong-growing pome fruit trees such as apples, quince or pears to thin out the crown a little.
Then the sprouting is a little weaker, which, according to the portal
My Beautiful Garden,
has a positive effect on the later formation of flowers.
Cut off all dead branches and branches that are growing too steeply, across or into the crown.
Overhanging fruit wood on older trees should also give way to make room for new, strong branches.
Hydrangeas:
All hydrangea species
(Hydrangea)
are ideally pruned in February.
For pruning group 1 hydrangeas (such as farmer's hydrangea or climbing hydrangea), remove only the old flowers, just above the next pair of buds that were planted the previous year.
So please don't be too radical when pruning, otherwise you'll kill the next flower.
In the case of snowball and panicle hydrangeas (pruning group 2), on the other hand, the shoots of the previous year are cut back to short stumps.
They form their buds only in the year of flowering.
You can also cut off the oldest shoots every three years.
In the case of older, heavily woody shrubs, it is best to shorten the whole plant to 30 cm above the ground.
This is how you grow a new, fresh crown.
Buddleia:
This colorful summer bloomer forms its flowers exclusively on new shoots.
Pruning the summer lilac
(Buddleja davidii)
in February is so important so that it continues to bloom magnificently and attracts many butterflies.
For a magnificent flower, you can prune generously: Cut back all previous year's shoots to short stubs.
According to NDR.de,
a maximum of one to three eyes should
remain.
Longer branches are allowed in the middle to get a nice shape.
To thin out the wood, cut back individual, weaker or inward-growing branches close to the ground.
Please do not cut: 10 plants that are not good for pruning in winter
Please do not cut: 10 plants that are not good for pruning in winter
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