Talking about the pruning of flowers and trees in winter

Pruning is an important part of garden management and maintenance. As the saying goes, "seven-point tube, three-part cut". Winter pruning is more important, which refers to the pruning during the dormant period. The time range is from the end of autumn when the branches stop growing to the time before the top buds germinate in early spring next year.

Because it is in the dormant period, pruning does less damage to the trees at this time, which is helpful to protect the trees. Pruning varies according to the type of tree and should be treated differently. For flowering flowers and trees, all flowers and trees that bloom in spring should be pruned moderately, only the autumn shoots without flower buds should be cut off, not re-pruning. So as not to affect the flowering of the next year. All flowers and trees that bloom on the branches of the current year, such as rose and mulberry, should be re-cut so that they will blossom and bear more fruit in the coming year. For the pruning of deciduous flowers and trees, attention should be paid not to pruning before deciduous leaves. Should be carried out after defoliation, in order to avoid excessive nutritional loss of flowers and trees, and doing so can effectively avoid the infection of pruning wounds.

Winter pruning should also pay attention to the temperature, in the cold weather, it is not easy to prune, so as to avoid frostbite. It can be carried out before the weather warms up in early spring and the root system enters vigorous activity. Winter pruning should be carried out according to tree characteristics, weather conditions and other factors, in order to achieve the purpose of shaping, promoting growth, overwintering and pest control. Winter pruning should also pay attention to do not hurt the parts close to the trunk, do not leave the residual piles of lateral branches too long, in order to promote wound healing as soon as possible. The saw blade should be smooth to avoid bark tearing. Also apply protective agents to the saw, such as lime, paint and so on. When pruning, it is also important to note that the top lateral buds should be left on the outside of the branches to keep the tree growing outward.