Spekboom takes pruning well — cut it at the right time and you get a denser hedge plus free material for new plants.
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Spekboom in short
Spekboom takes pruning well — cut it at the right time and you get a denser hedge plus free material for new plants.
How to get it right
- Prune in spring and early summer, while the plant is actively growing.
- Cut back to a leaf node or branch fork; leaving stubs invites dieback.
- Keep every cutting longer than 10 cm — they root easily and cost you nothing.
Where most people slip up
- Hacking into a hedge in the middle of winter when growth has stopped.
- Shearing only the outer skin of the hedge, which leaves a hollow, woody centre.
Living and growing plants in the Garden Route
AloeRoots grows and sells spekboom and aloes from Wilderness in the Garden Route. Every plant we send out is grown here, in this climate — the same wet winters and salty wind your garden has to live with.
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Tell us what you are planting — a hedge, a rockery, a pot on a stoep — and we will point you at the right plants and the right size.
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