Pruning Cassia in Winter (Cassia/Senna bicapsularis)

Описание: We have many cassia trees of varying sizes. We show you how we prune cassia in winter to prepare for spring growth. "Cassia" is known by many names, including Winter Cassia, Golden Shower Tree, Butterfly Bush, Money Bush, Christmas Senna, and Yellow Candle Wood. Some of these names are also used to describe other plants (particularly butterfly bush), so we generally try to use scientific names when possible. Cassia used to be named cassia bicapsularis, but was recently reclassified as senna bicapsularis. Regardless of what you call it, it grows really well in our climate, attracts tons of pollinators, flowers regularly and heavily, and generally handles Florida weather and pest pressure well.

0:00 Intro
0:32 About cassia
1:13 Necessary tools
1:42 Timing
2:10 Need for trimming
2:25 First tree and where to cut
2:45 Side shoots
3:00 Staking
3:24 Second tree
4:17 Times of year to prune
5:55 Third tree
13:15 Last tree, the original
14:15 Wrap up

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Equipment used in this video:
Felco F2 Pruners - https://amzn.to/2Yk8rus
Corona 10" folding pruning saw - https://amzn.to/3r6QlZF
Corona 7" folding pruning saw - https://amzn.to/2NE2oz3
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