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How and when to prune a hazel?
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Common Hazel is a valuable shrub that is mainly cultivated for its tasty nuts.Hazel has low soil requirements, although it prefers rich, acidic and fairly moist soils, it cannot tolerate heavy soil and stagnant water.Hazel grows best in a sunny and airy position , it will also cope in the shade, but it will bear less fruit. Hazel nuts develops in September.Hazel bushes can be planted in a rowas an informal tall hedge and shelter from winds.
When to trim a hazel?
Properly cared for hazel bushesshould consist of 6-8 shoots. Excessive bush density negatively affects the yield, therefore it is so important to properly prune the hazel.The cuts are divided into forming, conservative and rejuvenating cuts , which are performed at the turn of February and March.
Cut to form hazel
In the first year before planting young hazel , usually in October or March,trim the roots and shorten the main shootover the third or fourth eyelet.
In the second year after planting the shrub,trim the hazel in February - March , shortening the shoots approximately in half. This will stimulate young plants to spread and thicken. At the same time, we remove too weak shoots at the base of the bush.
In the third year of hazel cultivationagain shorten the new shoots by half and remove too weak root suckers and shoots grown at the base of the bush.
Hazel cut
For several years of hazel cultivation, it is enough to remove wolves developing inside the bush, too many twigs and too weak shoots at the base.Conservative cutting of hazel is based on the overexposure of the center of the bush, which provides it with optimal light access and abundant floweringEvery 4-5 years in March, the thickest branches that are no longer bearing fruit should be removed, so that the next year strong new shoots may have developed. Remember to systematically remove dry, damaged or deformed branches.
Hazel rejuvenation cut
After about 10-12 years of cultivating hazel, it should be rejuvenated.
Rejuvenation of hazel can be done in two ways :
- cut all shoots low above the ground and form a shrub from scratch,
- systematically remove old shoots (for example two every year). Although this treatment will unnecessarily stretch over time and will take 3-4 years, it has the advantage that the remaining older branches will still yield us a crop.
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