Pruning of potted plants after flowering

For plum blossom potted plants, if we have no special modeling needs, we only need to cut the branches flat every year. If it is cut flat, it can be trimmed into an irrigation pattern or an arc. But if it is post-blossom pruning, we need to deal with much more details, especially the plum blossom bonsai, post-flowering pruning is very important. So, how to trim the bonsai plum blossom after blooming?

Generally speaking, the pruning of bonsai plum blossoms must be carried out as soon as possible after flowering, otherwise it may affect the effect of flowering next year. As for the pruning of bonsai plum blossoms after flowering, we mainly or focus on the following aspects:

First, correctly grasp the timing of pruning

For the post-flowering pruning of bonsai plum blossoms, generally do not wait until all the flowers have withered, but usually start pruning when there are flowers withering. Because the plum blossom will germinate after it has completely withered, if you wait until all the flowers of the plant have withered and then pruned, the plant has already begun to germinate, and pruning will inevitably affect the normal growth of the plant.

As the plum blossom has the characteristics of cold resistance, generally blossom first and then long leaves, original and has a strong germination ability, so it is also more resistant to pruning. Generally, when the flower begins to wither, it is cut down when its ornamental value drops suddenly, and the leaf bud of the plant does not begin to germinate, so pruning will not adversely affect the normal growth of the plant at this time, let alone affect the flowering effect in the coming year.

Second, accurately pinching the extent of pruning

For the pruning of bonsai plum blossoms after blossom, we must first cut the flower branches as short as possible, keep 2-3 bud points on one flower branch, and cut off all the others. And the flower branches and weak branches of diseases and insects that have not yet been found in time to bloom should be cut off, so that the saved nutrients can be concentrated and transported to the new buds, thus making the new buds grow better.

If it is not pruned in this way, because the plant consumes more nutrients during the flowering period, the new buds will not be able to get enough nutrients and energy to germinate, resulting in weaker growth, so it will not be possible to successfully produce more buds in the coming year, so the effect of flowering will also be affected. Not only that, even the branches that grow very strong but are too long and easy to destroy the plant type should be cut off, which can also improve the ventilation and light transmittance of bonsai, which is more conducive to plant growth.

Pruning plum blossom after flowering can not only save nutrients, but also stimulate the plant to germinate new buds and form new branches quickly. Of course, the nutrients saved are not enough to make the branches grow better. At this time, it should be combined with more balanced compound fertilizer of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium to supplement nutrients. And after the new buds grow into branches, they also need to be pruned properly, mainly to cut off the branches with weak growth, poor state and affect the plant type. at the same time, they also need to properly prune the over-dense branches and retain some strong buds reasonably.

To sum up, for the post-flowering pruning of plum blossom bonsai, the principle of "sooner rather than later" is generally adopted. Do not wait until the flowers have withered before pruning, because if the cutting is too late, the leaf buds of the plant will already sprout more, the leaves will grow bigger, and more nutrients will be consumed, so the growth of the buds will inevitably be weaker, and the flower buds born in the later stage will naturally be much less. Therefore, after pruning, timely fertilization is needed to solve the problem of nutrient deficiency.

Time: 2019-06-05 Click: