Pruning in the spring - the features of caring for the plant

One of the most unpretentious and spectacular plants for landscape design is thuya. Description of the main characteristics, as well as the rules of plant care, given in the article, will allow gardeners to rejoice in this shrub for a whole year, without spending any special effort.

Tui is an evergreen perennial shrub of the cypress family. It is perfect for erecting a green hedge and planting a greenery. Care is not complicated by complex elements or manipulations, but it needs to be done systematically. The most famous and popular varieties of thuya are:

• Aurea;
• Albospitata;
• Wagneri;
• Globose;
• Globoza nana;
• Danica.

Landing description

Tuya is planted with seedlings or seeds. The best period for planting is early spring. The main care after this is a systematic watering and protection from direct sunlight and wind.

Tuyu can also be raised in an apartment or a house. For normal development, the plant needs scattered sunlight, abundant watering in the summer and moderate in the winter. From spring to autumn, the plant must be fed with specialized fertilizers.

How to prepare needles for winter

Thuja after the winter can be covered with spots of a brownish-brown hue. This effect is manifested by the occurrence of sunburn. In winter, the sun and wind dry the plant, and the frozen earth does not give the necessary amount of moisture. To avoid such consequences, care must begin in the fall. Thuju must be protected from direct sunlight. To do this it is necessary with the help of flax, chintz, matting or special industrial material. Just wrap the plant well with a cloth.

Caring for the spring in the spring will greatly facilitate the proper preparation of thuja for winter. Take care that the plant is not covered with snow. Snow during the thaw can trigger the bushing, and as a result, there will be spots.

Also, under the weight of the snow, the crown can be "broken" and the needles will lose their shape. It is better to fix the crown with a rope.

Tui care in the spring

1. Haircut. Care of the tree in the spring provides for the removal of dry shoots. If the bush was wrapped up for the winter, then in the spring it is necessary to remove the protective material and give the crown time to take a natural position. After that, you can start a haircut.

2. Additional fertilizing. In spring the plant necessarily needs additional fertilizing, for example, it can be liquid organic fertilizers, compost or mineral top dressing.

In the first year after planting, the plant does not need additional fertilizer.

How to properly prune tuja in spring

In order to trim the thuja, you need a garden pruner.

To properly conduct this procedure, you must follow the following rules:

1. Carry out the procedure only in dry weather.
2. Pruning in spring is carried out in early April or in summer, at the end of June.
3. After removing the dry branches, dilute the thickened crowns. Cropping healthy branches, you provide better air circulation and thereby reduce the possibility of infection of the bush by pests.
4. In order for the thuja to grow not upward, but in width, it is necessary to prune the upper part. To form a spherical bush, if it allows a variety, you need to prune branches that differ in length from the main array of shoots.
5. Part of the annual growth should be regularly removed during the decorative haircut. Such pruning in the spring is done in order to preserve the chosen shape of the needles. However, if you overdo it with pruning, there can appear in the crown areas without greenery, which will lead to a loss of decorative appearance.
6. If the plant grows very quickly and requires frequent haircuts, then it is necessary to reduce the amount of fertilizers introduced into the soil.
7. If pruning in spring was not carried out in a timely manner, then in summer it is necessary to remove dried branches and to break the crown.
8. Tui, which grow in shaded places, in thinning the crown often do not need. These plants can not boast of lush greenery.

When transplanting thuja, it is necessary to save the earth clod, which surrounds the roots, then the young bushes will be much better at the new place.

Cultivation of this plant will bring a lot of pleasure to gardeners, because with it you can create a unique landscape design.