Pruning time and pruning techniques of peach trees at various stages

Pruning is a very important step in peach planting. The pruning time and pruning method of peach trees are the key. The following small series sorts out the pruning time of peach trees and the pruning techniques of peach trees at various stages. Let's learn together.

Peach tree pruning time:

Peach trees are pruned from mid-month after defoliation to early February of the following year. Pruning peach trees in winter can not only remove the residual germs and pests on the peach branches, but also return the nutrients in the peach trees to the roots, laying a foundation for the high yield of peach trees in the next year. Pruning peach trees in winter depends on the age of the fruit trees and the role of the branches to choose the appropriate pruning method.

Pruning techniques of peach trees at various stages:

1. Young trees and early fruit trees:

Young trees and early fruit trees are generally pruned to expand the crown and shape, so they are generally pruned in a short, light and long way. For the bony branches and extended branches, they should be shortened according to the tree shape to be cultivated, and for the branches that are not the backbone, they should be gently cut and extended to promote the flowering and fruiting in the later stage, and slowly cultivated into fruiting branches.

2. Full fruiting period:

Peach trees in full fruiting stage mainly regulate the relationship between growth and fruiting, and prolong the fruiting time of peach trees on the basis of maintaining healthy growth of fruit trees. For the long branches of the fruiting branches at the peak of fruit, 5-8 flower buds should be retained, the fruiting branches of medium length should be retained, 3-5 flower buds should be retained, and the shorter fruiting branches should not be truncated. The pruning of fruiting branches should mainly stagger the long and short branches, and reserve preparatory branches. When pruning peach trees in full fruiting period, vigorous branches can be cut again, weak buds can be retained, weak branches should be cut lightly, and strong buds can be retained.

3. Fruit trees in late growth:

After the peach tree enters the weak period, many branches will die. At this time, new branches should be cultivated, because the previous fruit branches have aged and the fruits are few and small. During pruning of fruit trees in the later stage of growth, the big branches should be gently retracted year by year, the middle branches and twigs should be appropriately retracted, and the strong branches or flower buds should be retracted to stimulate the flower buds and branches to flourish, thus forming new vigorous fruit trees.

In short, no matter young trees, trees in full fruit stage or trees in weak stage, the principle of pruning is to ensure ventilation and air permeability in the crown, because the ventilation and air permeability in the crown of peach trees are poor, which is easy to cause the phenomenon of twig death without receiving light, which is not conducive to the cultivation of fruit branches. The above is a small compilation of peach tree pruning time and peach tree pruning techniques at various stages, I hope to help you.