Q. My cassia is full of beautiful
yellow blooms. First year this two year old plant has done this. When do I trim
it back and how far? Type of fertilizer
will it need?
yellow blooms. First year this two year old plant has done this. When do I trim
it back and how far? Type of fertilizer
will it need?
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| The base of cassia has several strong stems coming from the base. Choose one or two of these strong stems and remove then at the base. Let it regrow from the base to rejuvinate it and let the leaves fill in from top to bottom from the strong young basal growth. |
A. Shrubs or other plants
should be pruned soon after they flower. In spring flowering plants the flowers
are produced during the late summer and fall months. Some finish maturing in
the spring before they flower.
should be pruned soon after they flower. In spring flowering plants the flowers
are produced during the late summer and fall months. Some finish maturing in
the spring before they flower.
But regardless, if these spring flowering shrubs are
winter pruned with a hedge shears it will remove the spring flowers. If shrubs
are pruned properly and not pruned with a hedge shears they then can be winter
pruned. Hedge shears should be reserved for nonflowering hedges.
winter pruned with a hedge shears it will remove the spring flowers. If shrubs
are pruned properly and not pruned with a hedge shears they then can be winter
pruned. Hedge shears should be reserved for nonflowering hedges.
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| Reach down inside the canopy, or from the outside, cut with a sharp and cleaned pruning shears about one inch above the surface of the soil and make your cut. Pick stems that are the largest or too close together. |
Pruning should be done with a few well-placed cuts deep
inside the canopy to remove sections of the plant which are crowded, too tall
or too wide. Cuts are made where two stems join together, removing the
offensive stem.
inside the canopy to remove sections of the plant which are crowded, too tall
or too wide. Cuts are made where two stems join together, removing the
offensive stem.
This results in a general thinning of the shrub removing larger
diameter wood. By removing larger diameter wood, this “renews” the shrub and
helps keep it young. I hope this helps.
diameter wood. By removing larger diameter wood, this “renews” the shrub and
helps keep it young. I hope this helps.