The witch hazel enchants your garden with its sea of blossoms. But how do you cut the brightly blooming witch hazel correctly and what do you have to consider?

The Jelena variety enchants with bright red-orange flowers and scarlet foliage

The witch hazel (Hamamelis) fills your home garden with the first dashes of color and fragrance with its delicate blossoms from December to March. But the noble winter bloomer only grows very slowly and does not sprout again from old wood. You should therefore cut back as rarely as possible and if only a little. Even without help, the plants form beautiful, funnel-shaped, upright, loosely branched crowns. A cut can even lead to the loss of this typical growth. Therefore, it is best to only use scissors if a branch is to be used as a vase decoration from time to time or if you want to keep your plant small. However, things can go wrong. So that your witch hazel does not suffer unnecessarily, we have put together everything you need to know for a successful cut.

Witch Hazel: When to Circumcise?

If you want to prune your witch hazel, spring after flowering is recommended. It is best to cut back your witch hazel regularly and only moderately. This is much better tolerated than severe pruning.

When pruning witch hazel, less is more

These products are ideal for trimming your shrubs, hedges and trees:

  • Felco Secateurs: Top-of-the-line manual pruning shears, pruning shears, recommended for all types of pruning. In addition to plastic-coated handles, it has a precision adjustment system for the blade and anvil.
  • Felco Fruit Tree and Pruning Shears: Heavy duty fruit tree and pruning shears with wire cutter, sap groove and micrometer adjustment.
  • Gardena telescopic arm scissors: Practical secateurs for effortlessly cutting tall trees and dense bushes from the ground.
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The variety Diane belongs tothe small trees

Note: A good alternative to pruning is planting small, permanent varieties such as 'Arnold Promise' or 'Diane'.

You can find more information about planting witch hazel and the different varieties in our special article on witch hazel.

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