The Cossack juniper – coniferous bush which will decorate the garden site and will purify air. That the plant well grew and pleasantly looked, it is necessary to carry out number of procedures, including to regularly cut off branches.
Methods of cutting of the Cossack juniper
The specific way of cutting is chosen proceeding from krone form. Allocate two main types – dot and blind.
At pointed cutting each escape is shortened separately, at the same time the created kidney is removed. This method is often used at the first stages of molding of young bush. Also resort to method when want to keep natural, natural species of bush. Cutting is made at an angle in 45 degrees 2-3 cm higher by kidneys.
At blind method the mass hairstyle of young escapes by means of garden scissors or brush cutter is made. The arrangement of kidneys at the same time is not considered. Such way is applied at registration of green juniper hedges to creation of design form.
The forming and sanitary cutting
The Cossack juniper very quickly expands therefore it is necessary to cut it regularly. The forming hairstyle is necessary for maintenance of esthetic exterior.
As the Cossack juniper belongs to creeping grades of bushes, it is cut in a special way. For this purpose are chosen a little most well located stalks and cut out all excess branches, leaving only the top escapes. Then only the young gain, no more than 20% during the season is annually cut off.
Except forming it is necessary to carry out also sanitation of juniper. It is better to do it in the spring or in the first half of summer. If to cut bush in the second half of summer, he will not manage to get stronger to frosts and it will be unprepared in the winter. In the fall the dry, sick and damaged branches are removed only.
The hairstyle is stress for plant therefore in the beginning it is necessary to make sure that the bush is healthy and will be able to postpone procedure without serious consequences. If there are doubts, the hairstyle can be postponed for year.
When and how often to cut the Cossack juniper
Cutting is carried out as required, but 2 times a year are not more often. The Cossack juniper – one of the most fast-growing types. If in advance to create from it figure, care for it will demand many efforts and time. The framework for topiary is suitable for this species of juniper. Then it is possible to cut off only excess escapes which hang down from framework.
In certain cases the forming cutting of the Cossack juniper is not carried out in general, stopping on obligatory sanitary. It is possible to see such bushes often in city public spaces and parks.
It is necessary to cut any juniper in cool and cloudy day. The krone of bushes is recommended to be refreshed with small amount of moisture the day before. In the dry and hot leading role it is impossible to have hairstyle. Moisture will evaporate very quickly from cuts, as a result tips of cut escapes will very quickly dry. Damp coniferous bushes have easier hair cut, garden scissors at the same time are not rebated.
Councils for cutting
That cutting has taken place successfully, it is necessary to follow the basic rules. Remember that on naked branches of juniper which are not covered with green needles there are no sleeping kidneys. Therefore whether it is necessary to cut off it completely, from trunk, or on the contrary, leaving the most part of greens. Otherwise the branch and will remain naked.
It is possible to delete for one hairstyle only third of green needles. Otherwise it will be heavy to bush to recover.
It is very difficult to wash pitch of the Cossack juniper. Therefore it is necessary to work in garden gloves and clothes which is not a pity for throwing out.
Cuts have to be as less as possible noticeable. For this purpose cut off branch from fork, and not just its tip. If to cut bush across, wood will heal more slowly, and to look the cut-off bush it will be not so esthetic. Fresh cuts should be processed the garden thief to destroy bacteria and to accelerate healing of cuts. The garden tool for cutting has to be sharp and clean, regularly wipe it. If cuts turn out fragmentary, it will be more difficult to plant to heal them.
The krone will look dense if to cut off third of fresh gain of young needles which can be distinguished on color. Regularly feed up the Cossack juniper mineral fertilizers, giving preference to nitric. Also solution of epin which stimulates growth of krone is useful. It is also important to provide enough moisture, otherwise the plant will not recover from hairstyle.