How to prune trumpet creeper

When to prune trumpet creeper

The pruning of trumpet creeper is mainly carried out in spring. Before the spring buds sprout, all weak branches, overcrowded branches, crossed branches, and dead branches and old branches should be cut off to allow the trumpet creeper to grow well during the growth period.

Trumpet creeper is propagated by cuttings in March or July-August in early spring. Choose 1-2 year old 20 cm hard branches, mix soil and sand, insert the branches, and then place them in a well-ventilated place with not strong sunlight. It will take root and sprout in 3 weeks.

Trumpet creeper pruning

When pruning trumpet creepers, it is necessary to prune after the old branches are completely aged, and prune according to the desired climbing trend of the plant, so that branches will grow at the cut site after the beginning of spring.

If trumpet creeper is used as a wall greening plant, it can be planted close to the wall and manually pulled to the upper wall. When it starts to grow, the main vines are evenly distributed. Generally, 3 to 5 main vines are retained. When the main vines grow to a certain height, they need to be pruned to make the plant shape more full.

If you grow trumpet creeper in potted plants, you can cut new branches in the summer to encourage it to grow more new branches and bloom more. The potted plants can also be tied together and shaped to make them ornamental.

Trumpet creeper pruning tips

Pruning during the growing season: Trumpet creeper grows fast at around 10-15 cm. In order to form more branches as quickly as possible, you can cut off the upper part of the plant to promote the growth of side branches. In the process of increasing side branches, continue to trim the tops of the new side branches to further form more side branches.

Multi-branch pruning: After the side branches of the trumpet creeper are formed, they can be tied into shapes such as balls, flower screens, and flower baskets, which have ornamental value. Of course, you can also take a main branch as the leading one and use pulling, twisting, and bundling to prune side branches outside the shape to make the trumpet creeper more beautiful.

Every year, before the trumpet creeper sprouts, appropriate thinning can be carried out to remove dead branches and overcrowded branches, which is beneficial to growth. For greenhouse cultivation, in order to promote vigorous growth and luxuriant flowering, the thin and crowded branches can be cut off before sprouting in early spring to keep the plant ventilated and light-permeable, which is beneficial to growth and flowering.

The results of trumpet creeper pruning

In early spring, the trumpet creeper should be freed of dead branches, weak branches, overcrowded branches, diseased and insect-infested branches, etc., to promote the germination of branches, reduce unnecessary nutrient consumption, and encourage it to bloom quickly.

Tips for pruning trumpet creeper

The roots of Trumpet Creeper have strong sprouting ability, and sub-plants sprout from the roots every year. If division propagation is not needed, they need to be cut off at any time to concentrate the nutrients on the main stem. If division propagation is required, cut off the roots in early spring of the second year and cultivate the sub-plants with roots separately.