Q. The recent article
about Tecoma stans, yellow bells,
advised the correct pruning for height control is from the bottom, not the top
of the plant. Please clarify the difference between top and bottom pruning.
about Tecoma stans, yellow bells,
advised the correct pruning for height control is from the bottom, not the top
of the plant. Please clarify the difference between top and bottom pruning.
A. Pruning at the bottom of the plant for height control
means making the pruning cuts at the bottom of the plant, removing the tallest
stems a few inches above the soil. Pruning at the top of the plant means making
the pruning cuts near the top of the plant near some desirable height.
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means making the pruning cuts at the bottom of the plant, removing the tallest
stems a few inches above the soil. Pruning at the top of the plant means making
the pruning cuts near the top of the plant near some desirable height.
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Results from doing these two different methods of pruning
results in a very different plant years later. Making cuts continuously near
the top results in larger and larger stems with fewer and fewer leaves near the
top. Pruning at the bottom keeps the plant eternally young.
results in a very different plant years later. Making cuts continuously near
the top results in larger and larger stems with fewer and fewer leaves near the
top. Pruning at the bottom keeps the plant eternally young.
Pruning at the top of the plant is like giving the plant
a butch haircut and requires no knowledge of how plants grow. Cutting at the
bottom of the plant removes the largest and oldest stems, removing about ΒΌ of
the entire plant in a few single cuts.
a butch haircut and requires no knowledge of how plants grow. Cutting at the
bottom of the plant removes the largest and oldest stems, removing about ΒΌ of
the entire plant in a few single cuts.
Cutting at the bottom
renews the plant with new growth from the base. Cutting at the top causes no renewal
from the base but instead results in all the new growth growing from just below
the cuts at the top.