Pruning technique of Lotus Fog Tree

Lotus fog is also called water syzygium, foreign syzygium, water pomegranate, it is currently on the market is very popular with everyone a tropical fruit. In China, lotus fog is mainly planted in Taiwan, but at present, it is also partially planted in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hainan and other places, and the planting effect is also very good. In order to improve the yield and quality of wax apple trees, we need to prune them scientifically. So how do you prune the apple trees? Let's learn together.

1. Principle of pruning

If you want to enter the fruiting period as soon as possible and have more fruits, you need to prune scientifically. We generally follow certain pruning principles when pruning, so as to ensure the yield of lotus fog. The main principle of general pruning is low trunk, short crown, large branches less, branchlets more, control discretion, appropriate weight. Generally speaking, it is to shorten the length of the trunk and reduce the height of the crown; the branches at the first level of the trunk should not be too many, and the spatial structure of the branches should be reasonably distributed at the second and third levels; the young trees and the poor growth of the lotus trees should be mainly cut lightly, while the prosperous trees and the old trees should be cut again to adjust the tree potential reasonably.

2, pruning method

Lotus trees need to be pruned according to certain methods, and the general fruit tree pruning methods are similar, the main pruning methods are short shear, thin shear, retraction shear, wipe bud shoot, ring cut, pull branches, curved branches and so on. Short pruning is to subtract a part of branches; thinning is mainly to trim old branches, diseased branches, weak branches, dense branches, excessive long branches and messy branches; retraction shears are mainly to prune aging trees; wiping buds means to erase new buds to promote the growth of branches and leaves in all directions; ring cutting is to cut the lower part of the trunk to achieve the effect of catalyzing fruit setting; pulling branches is mainly to adjust the distance between branches and improve the illumination.

3. Young tree pruning

Young tree period generally refers to the period from planting to fruiting. The pruning of wax apple during the young tree period is mainly to form a complete tree shape. After planting, we should keep the first-class trunk according to the growth of wax apple tree. When the wax apple tree grows to about one meter, the terminal bud will be removed to promote the growth of the second-class trunk, and then proceed until a complete tree shape is formed. Young tree formation has not yet entered the fruiting period, we still need to properly prune it, at this time mainly will just sprout branches and long branches pruned off, mainly culture fruit mother branches.

4. Fruiting tree pruning

For fruit trees, we mainly carry out reasonable pruning and shaping, which is used to expand the crown, renew the fruit branches, promote the flowering and fruiting, and play a role in improving the yield. For fruiting trees, we usually need to prune three times a year, namely spring pruning, summer pruning and winter pruning. The pruning during this period is mainly to prune off diseased branches, dead branches, old branches, dense branches, excessive branches, straight branches, drooping branches, cross branches, weak branches and so on. Another point to note is that spring pruning must be done early, preferably when the branches and leaves sprout; summer pruning cannot be done at flowering; winter pruning should also be done early, which is conducive to the safe winter of lotus trees.

In fact, the pruning technique of lotus mist is basically the same as that of ordinary fruit trees, so many methods can be used universally. But what we should pay attention to when pruning is to grasp the time of pruning.