The latest course of mango tree pruning techniques and methods

Mango is a typical tropical fruit, and it is also a kind of fruit that many people like very much, which is mainly distributed in the tropical provinces of southern China. Mango needs to do a good job in orchard management in the process of planting, especially pruning, proper pruning can improve the permeability of mango trees and increase the flowering and fruiting rate of mango. So how do you prune mangoes when you plant them? The following editor brings you the pruning techniques of mango trees. Let's have a look!

1. Pruning young trees

The pruning direction of young mango trees is mainly fixed stem shaping, and the height should be controlled according to the planting variety, tree size and soil conditions, which is generally kept at about 45-55 cm. Then in the elongation period or mature period of the new shoots, we should choose about 4 new shoots with different growth directions, uniform distribution and strong growth as the main branches. When the main branch grows to about 45 cm, it should be cut in time to promote the main branch to branch again, select 3-4 strong growing branchlets as the secondary main branch, and break the nail in time when the secondary main branch grows to about 55 cm, so as to promote the growth of lateral branches.

2. Pruning the first fruit trees

The pruning of the first fruit tree should mainly promote the amount of flowers and fruit and expand the crown. Under the premise of ensuring that the crown should hang as much fruit as possible, it is also necessary to ensure that the fruit tree has a good growth potential, so as to gradually increase the yield. At this stage, the overlong, overdense, misplaced and overlapping branches should be cut off, and then the overgrown branches should be cut short to prevent the original tree from being destroyed. After harvest, the fruit stalk should be cut off in time, and then the middle and lower fruiting branches of the crown should be cut back properly. For some long trees with low fruiting rate, it is necessary to cut short and grow branches, and then each pruned branch should not have more than 3 new shoots, and the surplus should be removed in time.

3. Harvest and pruning

Pruning should also be done in time after harvest, and the main pruning objects are some over-dense branches, disease and insect pests, old and withered branches and other weak branches. Light pruning is required every year, and then heavy pruning in the third year, usually cutting off the main branches of the crown and retaining the growing branches for two years, because these branches have a higher fruiting rate. When the new round of fruiting mother branches grow, the number of branches on each branch should not exceed 3, and the excess branches should be removed. Cut off the cross-growing branches of the inner chamber and erase the unnecessary tillering buds.

4. Pruning during the growing period

During the growing period, we should pay attention to ensuring adequate nutrition to promote the growth of flowers and fruits, prevent branches from grabbing too many nutrients of flowers and fruits, improve the permeability of fruit trees, and ensure that spraying is comprehensive and uniform. After flowering, the extra new shoots should be cut off, and then the inner bore branches, diseases and insect pests and other branches should be removed to prevent excessive nutrient consumption. Keep the sunny branches to enhance the photosynthetic capacity of the mango, and then cut off the drooping branches and the branches that cannot absorb the light. Then removal will cause fruit injury, affect the light absorption of fruit branches, and prevent the expansion of the fruit.

After pruning, it is necessary to take the pruning away from the orchard to prevent the invasion of germs, and pay attention to the one-time pruning to ensure that it is smooth enough and spray disinfection after pruning to reduce the incidence of diseases and insect pests. Pay attention to the strength of pruning to prevent excessive short cutting from affecting the heading of mango trees in the coming year. Too much pruning will lead to premature aging of the trees, blossom and failure to bear fruit. That's all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. I hope it can help you.