2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
In this article, I want to talk about the most common mistakes made by both beginners and already experienced summer residents when pruning various trees and shrubs, because this operation, carried out incorrectly, not only will not help, but can also harm the plant and even lead to it death
The most common mistake
Is the removal of visually visible damage, such as cracked or broken branches or stems from shrubs and trees. Many inexperienced gardeners believe that by cutting off a branch in the damaged area, he did everything the tree needed. In fact, you need to cut (cut) the entire branch to the base. In this case, cutting is done so that the cut is diagonal and directed from the trunk towards the growth of the branch to be removed.
The second error is directly related to the first
… After all, many remove only damaged branches. Even if you clean them up to the core, the error will not go away. As a result of such pruning, thickening of the crown of the tree or excessive growth and thickening of shrubs occurs. Why are there too many branches dangerous? Firstly, a tree or shrub lacks adequate ventilation and light. Secondly, when the wind blows, the branches touch each other, which leads to damage to the upper layer of the bark, respectively, such damaged areas are more likely than others to be exposed to diseases and infection by harmful insects. Accordingly, you need to thin out the crown and shrubs in time to keep the garden healthy.
Another mistake
is that many, especially inexperienced, summer residents and gardeners consider it unnecessary to sharpen pruning tools and use them to the last, while they are able to cut or "bite" the branches. In fact, this is the wrong approach. Such tools are not able to accurately and "cleanly" cut off what is needed, leaving torn scars. As a result of such pruning, instead of benefit, there will be trouble, since these torn wounds rot and infect a tree or bush. Therefore, be sure to sharpen the tool after each use or before each use. This will help to avoid additional problems often created by summer residents themselves.
Many gardeners mistakenly believe that the tree itself determines when and which branches to bloom. In fact, this is not the case. There are so-called blind branches that never bloom. You should not leave them if you want to get a good harvest. Not only do they not produce a crop themselves, they also consume some of the nutrients that could go to more productive branches. Therefore, do not spare the blind shoots and cut them to the bottom bud. Next, observe the escape from this bud: if it starts to lead away, leave it, if not, then remove the branch completely, since there will be no sense from it.
In addition to all of the above, I want to draw your attention to the fact that pruning should be regular! It is not necessary to carry it out when you just want to. Do not be lazy, spend a little time studying the optimal timing of pruning plants "living" on your site, make a plan and follow it strictly. In addition, the time will have to be spent once, and you can use the pruning plan for many years, simply by adding new plants to it, which will eventually appear on the site.
And the last mistake that gardeners often make is
- this is that after pruning, they relax until the next scheduled pruning and do not check the trees for diseases. Do not forget to carry out regular inspections and immediately prune branches at the slightest suspicion of their disease! This will help keep your garden healthy and fruitful.
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