The pruning method of Black King Kong

Black diamond rubber tree is a common family potted tree species, bright leaves, dark green on the surface, light green on the back, but after pruning tree will be more beautiful. So, what is Black Diamond's pruning method?

1, picking

Rubber tree picking is to remove the top bud of the branch or cut off the top of the branch. When the rubber tree grows to 30~50cm high, the leaves and buds at the top are cut off. Usually 2~3 lateral buds near the top are easy to germinate, and the tree shape is cup or letter Y after the lateral branches grow out.

2. Shortened

Cut off 1/3 or 1/2 of the upper part of the main branch to promote the germination of the main branch. Short pruning is larger, within one year after pruning, due to fewer branches and leaves, the ornamental will be very poor, but with the growth of time, the lateral branches germinate, and the later modeling will be very beautiful.

3, thin cut

Cut off the branches from the base of the branches with scissors if they are too thin.

4, carved bud

Cut the bald part of the main branch, cut 1/2 wounds parallel to the internode with a knife at the position of 0.5~1cm above the bud promotion, the depth of the wound can be cut from the epidermis to the xylem, the length of the wound is 1/2 of the stem circumference, the distance between the two wounds is about 0.2cm, after one month, the bud below the wound begins to germinate, and in autumn, it can grow into a lateral branch with 3~4 leaves long.

5, wipe bud

Break off the budding buds to inhibit the growth of lateral branches.

Black diamond general growth 3-4 years should be updated for plants, combined with pot change from the base to retain 3-5, will be cut off the upper re-cutting, about 2 months after the original plant can germinate new branches. In addition, seedlings should be rotated regularly to prevent oblique growth to one side, reducing the ornamental value.