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- The Schefflera cut - benefits, timing, approach
- Shortening - a bushy-compact growth as a result
- What is the height of the Schefflera?
- In spring or autumn with suitable tools
- The roots can also be shortened
- Tips
The Schefflera is very cut friendly
The Schefflera cut - benefits, timing, approach
Selected, bought and taken home. That was fast. Now she is in her place and gradually grows more and more in the air. If you do not cut them off every now and then to promote their branching, you have to expect that the Radiation Aralie eventually falls over ...
Shortening - a bushy-compact growth as a result
The Schefflera is considered extremely cut friendly. One more reason to pay her a visit with a knife or pruning shears. Shortening this houseplant is useful for the following reasons:
What is the height of the Schefflera?
Without a regular cut that restrains her growth, the ray artery shoots upright. At some point - often from a height of 40 cm - it loses its hold and needs a support. In this country it reaches as a houseplant a height of up to 3 m. In her home, humid-warm tropical forests, she can tower up to 30 m.
In spring or autumn with suitable tools
The best time to cut the Schefflera came in the spring. Alternatively, the late autumn offers. But regardless of this, this houseplant can also be cut the rest of the year. A cut in the spring, however, stimulates their growth. A cut in the fall slows down the growth.
For cutting you should use a pruner or a knife, depending on what you want to cut off. Lumbered parts are cut with a clean secateurs. Fresh shoots can be cut off with a knife. Without hesitation you can shorten the Schefflera down to 30 cm. She is again pushing hard.
The roots can also be shortened
In addition to the above-ground parts of plants and the roots can be shortened if necessary. For example, if you repot the radar artery, you have the chance to cut off rotten and dead roots. Healthy roots can be cut. Then they branch out better.
Tips
When shortening some shoots as clippings. You can use these for the cuttings propagation.