How to prune pomegranate trees and bear many fruits

Pruning the tree can improve the tree potential to make the fruit more, what is the specific process, how to maintain the tree potential, adjust the structure, ventilation and light. In this way, the growth potential of the whole tree increases naturally, so it is beneficial to the results. So the following is mainly to introduce the specific pruning methods, pruning matters needing attention, and what are the differences in pruning methods at each stage.

1. Pruning young trees

Generally, pruning is not done in the first year of planting, as long as disease is prevented, branches of diseases and insect pests need to be cut off. In the second year, the tree grows more branches and can make shaping and pruning. Mainly in order to determine the shape of the tree, generally set in the spring, or leave 3 trunk, the trunk after the growth of the side branches, can continue to leave 5 side branches. Pay attention to the removal of all downward branches of the trunk.

2. Preparatory tree pruning

After two years of growth, and then gradually grow to the mature period of the tree, may be about to bear fruit in the early stage, it is necessary to do a good job of pruning to promote pomegranate trees to bear fruit as soon as possible. Begin to cultivate fruiting branches and fruiting mother branches to ensure that the structure of the tree is good and suitable for fruiting. Generally speaking, only strong branches can be left, not weak branches. Most of the spring shoots are removed, and the summer shoots choose the strong ones to stay. Some drooping branches and peripheral branches should be removed, coring, controlling plant growth and storing tree nutrition.

3. Pruning the result tree

The trees that have borne fruit or those that have borne fruit for several years have medium overall tree potential and consume more nutrients. So pruning is mainly about saving nutrition, concentrating nutrition, renewing branches, maintaining continued fruiting, and fruiting tree potential. It is usually replaced by alternating pruning, which may be pruned for a year. But basically dense branches, internal canopy closed branches should be cut off to maintain photosynthesis. Maintain the nutritional supply.

4. Pruning aging trees

As a result, the branches of a few years will grow old, and so will the trees that have been for many years. After aging, they will not be cut off directly, but should be constantly renewed to maintain the fruiting years of the trees. Mainly renew branches or roots. In general, the renewal of branches is to retain robust new shoots in spring, summer and autumn, gradually cut off old branches, promote new branches, and then choose robust branches from the new branches to stay. The root system can be truncated in spring to promote new roots and be rejuvenated by cutting roots in several years.

Pomegranate pruning no matter what kind of means is to maintain the tree potential, more fruit, more fruit, and improve the fruit setting rate. But in general, if the fruit is less, there may be other reasons, not necessarily pruning, but other aspects may also need to be adjusted.