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- Japanese dogwood - cutting is not essential
- Auslichten is completely sufficient
- Pruning in case of too large copies quite possible
- Cutting measures for illness and damage
- Tips
Although the Japanese dogwood can be lighted, it does not need a regular cut
Japanese dogwood - cutting is not essential
Cornus Kousa, the Japanese flower dogwood, is a short-stemmed, up to six-meter-tall, bright shrub with large leaves and striking, orchid-like flowers. The flowering shrub is often planted as a solitary plant, mainly due to its size and size, but it also blends well with other flowering shrubs. Experts advise against a regular pruning.
Auslichten is completely sufficient
Cornus Kousa should be cut as little as possible. Basically, it is sufficient to remove in the early spring frozen parts of the plant and auszulichten the shrub if necessary. Here, especially inward as well as too closely awake shoots should be cut away, so that the wood receives sufficient light and air. Too tight vigil - and thus too dark standing - plant parts develop significantly fewer flowers. The best time for this shape cut is right after flowering, which is likely to be around late June / early July. Since the Japanese dogwood is quite susceptible to some fungal infections, you should pay attention to the use of sharp and, above all, disinfected tools when cutting.
Pruning in case of too large copies quite possible
Especially if the Japanese dogwood is planted as part of a group of woody plants or cultivated in a tub, the shrub can quickly get too big and bulging. In this case, either only planting or transplanting the crop or a corresponding pruning helps. This should also be done after flowering, but should not be too drastic. More radical cuts result in irreparable damage.
Cutting measures for illness and damage
Although the distinctive Japanese dogwood is considered to be quite a robust crop, however, fungal infections or damage caused by excessive dryness or moisture occur nevertheless - especially as a result of incorrect care or an unsuitable location. In the case of a fungal infection, all affected shoots should be cut into healthy wood, and never dispose of the clippings on the compost. Drought damage is often manifested by yellowing, dehydrating shoots and leaves, which the shrub simply drops off after a while. Here, a pruning is superfluous, because the tree either expels itself again or has just died - and thus can not be saved.
Tips
The Japanese dogwood is very easy to propagate over cuttings. For this purpose, in the late spring / early summer, cut about 15 centimeters long, non-flowering shoots and plant them in a growing substrate.