Pfaffenhütchen require little care if they grow in the right location. If you pay attention to the tree, you will be surprised with colorful fruit production. Regular pruning keeps the trees in shape, while occasional fertilization and watering ensure optimal growth conditions.
How do you properly care for Pfaffenhütchen?
For optimal care of Pfaffenhütchen, they should be planted in a bright location in humus-rich soil. Water regularly without waterlogging, fertilize during the growing season and cut for shape and thinning in spring or autumn. Overwintering is usually possible without protection.
Location
Pfaffenhütchen prefer a location that is as bright as possible and can lie in direct sun. The heat-requiring wood also thrives in partial shade. Locations that are too dark will result in the plant developing few flowers. Humus-rich soil offers the spindle bush optimal growth conditions. Deep soil is recommended.
Natural distribution:
- Southern and Central Europe
- Asia Minor
- missing in Scotland and Scandinavia
Pouring
The eye-catching trees grow wild on the edges of forests and in floodplain forests. Their fine roots cannot tolerate waterlogging as it quickly leads to rot. Ensure a regular water supply and water the shrub regularly. If the surface of the soil has dried out, further watering will be necessary. Reduce the amount of water from the beginning of September. Then the plants slowly retreat to prepare for winter.
Fertilize
The main vegetation period of the Pfaffenhütchen extends from April to the end of July. During this time the plant needs a lot of nutrients. Regularly give the shrub a liquid fertilizer (€9.00 on Amazon) over the irrigation water. In spring and autumn you can spread a thick layer of compost on the ground. Alternatively, a layer of mulch made from grass clippings is suitable. You can also incorporate horn shavings into the substrate so that the plant is supplied with nitrogen for a longer period of time.
Cutting
The spindle shrub plants are regularly pruned as young plants. While topiary cuts are possible all year round, thinning cuts are recommended for spring. They can also be done in autumn. Pfaffenhütchen can tolerate radical pruning down to the old wood. They sprout again in the following growth phase and develop dense branches.
Good to know:
- Flowers develop on two-year-old wood
- Radical cuts banned between March and September
Wintering
The Pfaffenhütchen proves to be frost hardy and can get through the winter without additional protection. Potted plants should be protected with jute bags as the pot ball freezes quickly. Bonsais should be protected accordingly, even if they can easily tolerate temperatures down to -20 degrees Celsius.
