Pruning techniques of Citrus trees

Proper pruning can make citrus trees grow better and have a longer full fruit period, but pruning is also fastidious and cannot be pruned at will. Citrus trees like this have a higher demand for pruning because they tend to grow loosely and have no specific trunk. So how to trim the citrus tree?

1. Select the backbone

Before pruning, we should first make sure that the branches with better growth and better direction can be cultivated as the trunk, and then start pruning around the trunk, which is generally determined at the seedling stage. Adult trees need to pay attention to whether the trunk is suitable and whether the fruit yield is high. Generally speaking, citrus trees will choose several trunks with the same growth direction, so that when one of them is removed at the right time, it will not affect the growth of citrus trees to a great extent.

2. Clean up weak branches

After determining the trunk, we should start to clean up some scattered weak branches, which consume the nutrition of citrus trees and will not bring benefits to everyone. First of all, the growth direction of the trunk is different from that of the trunk and there are fewer nodes in the branches, which will lead to less results and will destroy the growth trend of citrus trees. And this is hidden under the leaves of some irregular twigs, such not only their own poor growth, but also affect some high-quality branches, so also need to be clear.

3. Plastic surgery

The purpose of pruning is for high yield, and generally sunny citrus trees grow the best fruit, so in the process of pruning, citrus trees need to be shaped to better absorb sunlight. Citrus trees are generally shaped into umbrellas, so that they can be exposed to sunlight to the maximum extent, and some of the denser leaves in the middle need to be removed, and the middle part can also absorb a certain amount of penetrating light.

4. Pruning time

The pruning time of citrus trees can be divided into three periods: seedling pruning, early fruit pruning and old tree pruning. According to the weather conditions, it is usually a few days after rain or watering, when the citrus trees can receive moisture, vitality and relatively less damage. Remember not to prune when the sun is strong, when the damage to citrus trees is the greatest. Pruning must be thorough, and the branches should be removed from the root nodes as far as possible, and the same is true for leaves.

This is the process of pruning citrus trees, which citrus growers can learn from. It is recommended that the wreckage after each trim should not be left in place, but had better be taken away. After pruning, we should pay attention to the growth of citrus trees and pay attention to watering so as not to cause unnecessary losses.