April is the perfect month for pruning: spring awakens the garden and some plants are waiting for now to be treated, but be careful to avoid risky cuts on the wrong varieties!
The spring season brings with it not only longer and brighter days, but also an incredible energy for plants. When the garden comes to life, it’s the right time to think about pruning of Aprila fundamental operation to help growth and prevent future problems. However, not all species like scissors in this period: some risk suffering, if you prune too early or without the due attention.
Before discovering in detail what are the plants to be pruned in April and which instead it would be better to leave in peace, it is better to give a practical look at your green space immediately. What branches do they look dry? Are there sprouts in difficulty? With a quick control you avoid errors and prepare the ground for a lush season. Better to intervene now, before the growth becomes too disordered and difficult to manage.
The pruning of April: trees and shrubs that need more
In April, the password is “reinvigorate”. Different Trees and shrubs They derive great benefit from a well calibrated pruning in this month. The cold of winter may have left aftermath and now it’s time to help nature to order. Let’s start with fruit treeslike peach, plum, apricot and almonds. It is believed that April is perfect for eliminating the branches damaged by the frost, so as to stimulate a more generous flowering and abundant fruiting. The important thing is to intervene before the vegetation is too developed, because a late pruning could stress the plant.
Also the mimosa (Dealbata Acacia) It deserves attention. Immediately after flowering, it is useful to remove the lateral sprouts and slightly shorten the main stems. In this way, the plant helps to maintain an orderly and vigorous shape, ready to enchant the following year. Among the shrubs, the camrel It can be pruned in April with discretion. Although it does not require great interventions, removing some disordered branches or shortening the excessive growth of the previous year can make miracles. The aged plants can then be pruned in a more decisive way to stimulate new jets from the base. Not to forget even the maybewhich in this month still sports his lively yellow flowers. Once the flowering is finished, the oldest stems can be removed to prevent the plant from becoming woody and not very productive.
Climbing plants and bushes: April calls the scissors
Very often, the climbing plants They are neglected in the first months of the year, but in April there is the perfect opportunity to dedicate the attention they deserve. Intervening now allows you to better manage their growth, avoiding that they become too intrusive with the advance of the season.
Here are some of the main ones:
- Passiflora: also known as a flower of passion, its growth can quickly become disordered. Better to create a stable support structure and cut damaged sprouts from the cold.
- Solanum: also called potato lives, this climbing loves to be lightened in early spring to encourage balanced growth. Timely pruning helps the plant to maintain a compact and healthy shape.
Between the bushes, then, they should not be neglected:
- Japanese Aucuba: known as spotted bay leaf, it needs light scissor. By reducing the growth of about a third, a more abundant flowering is promoted and plants are maintained in orderly form.
- Calluna: O Scottish Erica, benefits from pruning after flowering, useful for eliminating dead stems and disordered growth.
In summary, April is a period of great turmoil: it is interesting to note how a simple intervention can make the difference between a neglected garden and one in full health. Very little is enough, some well -studied cuts, and nature will repay with explosions of color and vitality.
ATTENTION: here are the plants not to prune in April
Not all plants, however, are ideal candidates for the pruning of April. Some, on the contrary, risk suffering a lot if they are touched in this period. A classic example are the shrubs that bloom in springlike corniolo or prunus. If you intervene now, you risk compromising flowering, depriving the most beautiful show of the year.
In the same way, it is better to avoid pruning plants that are starting to sprout vigorously. The risk is to cut the new jets away, weakening the plant and slowing down growth. A simple rule is to observe: if the plant appears in full vegetative activity, it is better to postpone pruning to the end of summer or at the beginning of autumn.
In short, each plant has its time. April offers the perfect opportunity to turn the garden, but attention is needed and a good dose of patience. Before taking the scissors in hand, a conscious look at the garden can make the difference between a season full of successes and a small green disappointment.
Better preventing than taking care, even when it comes to nature.
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