How to trim the bonsai of winter red fruit

Winter red fruit is a variety of apple, its tree shape is compact, the spring light pink flowers are full of branches, the autumn and winter trees are covered with exquisite and lovely fruit, its fruit shape is very similar to apple, suitable for garden planting or potted ornamental, bonsai production.

Sometimes in order to watch the needs, some of the winter red fruit is not cut, and the flower and fruit co-exist in the flowering period of the following April. Some people in order to appreciate the small crystal clear, colorful, dense, full of branches of winter red fruit, the leaves are removed. After the initial cultivation of bonsai, pruning is the key link to stabilize the shape of the tree, control the height of the crown and reach full flowers and fruits.

1. Pruning during the growing period

In spring, the sprouts of non-directional culture were wiped out in time, and the buds of directional culture were supplied with concentrated nutrition. Pruning measures such as ring cutting (carving), branch pulling and twisting were mainly adopted to promote the transformation of tree nutrition accumulation to flower buds. When the new shoots grow above 20cm in summer, coring can be carried out many times to control exuberant growth, achieve a stable tree shape, and promote the formation of flower buds in the middle and lower parts of new branches.

Pruning and shaping the plant before germination in spring to cut off the diseased branches, cross branches, overdense branches and overgrown branches, and to truncate the overlong branches to facilitate ventilation and light transmission, and to keep the tree shape graceful.

2. Dormant pruning

Winter red fruit enters the dormant period after falling leaves, which is the best time for shaping and pruning. Under the premise of a stable tree shape, the branches with axillary flower buds on all levels of lateral branches are truncated, and the length left by the truncation is generally in 5~l0cm, pay attention to the short cut of flower buds, retain the medium and short fruit branches, very short branches and leaf clumps, and remove the dense branches, thin and weak branches, diseased branches, cross branches and long branches; and light cut the branches with strong growth potential, up to the weak buds, or slowly put, you can also pull the branches to open angle.

Branches that are not sure of flower buds can be re-pruned before flowering, remember not to overprune, otherwise it will cause fruit trees to flourish and it will be difficult to blossom and bear fruit. Leave pile 6~10cm during winter shearing, increase plant spacing or replant in the coming year, cultivate lateral branches according to modeling design, and complete basic modeling. The tree after winter pruning requires uniform distribution of branches and flower buds, reasonable space, combination of deficiency and reality, and balance of tree potential.

Time: 2019-06-10 Click: