How to prune potted preserved plum

Wax plum has strong branches, and it can sprout more stout flower branches through pruning, and it can blossom more. Pruning should be carried out after the flowers fade and before the leaves. Because pruning is too late, it is easy to grow branches, which consumes nutrients and water, resulting in poor flower bud differentiation and affecting flowering.

The method of pruning is to first sparse and cut dead branches, over-dense branches, cross branches, disease and insect branches and long branches, and then leave 2-3 pairs of buds at the base of the annual branches to cut off the upper part to promote the germination of lateral branches. In the future, after every 2-3 pairs of leaves of the new branch, the coring will be carried out to promote the germination of short and strong flower branches, which can blossom more and make the plant shape symmetrical and graceful. Pruning during the growing period should be carried out from March to June and should be stopped after July.

How to prune potted preserved plum

Lamei has strong germination and many branches, so it should be pruned in combination with changing pots in spring. Leave a height of 20 cm for each branch, cut off the upper branches, and properly remove the branches that are too dense and too small. If there is no need to leave seeds after flowering, remove the residual flowers in time to reduce the consumption of nutrients and promote the formation of flower buds. In summer, when the new shoot grows about 10 cm, the heart is removed to promote the branches to be strong and the crown to be perfect.

How to shape potted preserved plum

Lamei has strong growth, easy to branch and resistant to pruning, so it is suitable for making pile scenery.

The common modeling methods of hanging plum are as follows: in early spring, the old dog tooth plum with "bumps" in the rhizome is planted in a pot, and pay attention to make the part of the "pimples" expose the basin □ or above. After planting, cut off all the branches above the plant, and then wrap it in thin mud mixed with grass to keep it moist and promote the germination of new branches. Leave 4 or 5 sturdy branches after the new branches grow, and cut off the rest. After the quality of the new branch in summer, it will be connected with the wax plum. Pick up the plum which has been pinched and bent in the pot, select the better branches and place them on the top of the "pimple", and then connect the 4-5 branches of Gouya plum on the branches, and separate them from the mother plant after healing. After survival, several thin branches of Prunus mume hold a thicker old branch of Lamei, that is to say, it forms a peculiar hanging plum pile scene with a basin shape.