How to cut jujube trees in winter

Jujube is a kind of fruit that we all like to eat very much, and it is basically planted all over our country. When planting jujube trees, we should do a good job of pruning with the changes of the seasons. Among them, winter shearing is very important, which will directly affect the production performance of jujube, such as flowering and fruiting in the second year. So how to cut jujube trees in winter? Below, the editor brings you three tips for winter cutting of jujube trees. Let's have a look!

1. Truncation

When cutting jujube trees in winter, we can cut them short first. Cut off the weak secondary branches of jujube in the later stage, and then retain the robust secondary branches in the middle to enhance the production capacity of jujube. Auxiliary branches should be released first and then cut off as the principle to promote the results as soon as possible. Then we should also pay attention to the short cut at the head, that is, when we cut the head of the jujube tree. The first secondary branch below the cut is published to promote the sprouting of the main bud below the cut. Promote the growth of main and lateral branches, improve the fruiting area and the growth ability of main and lateral branches of jujube in the second year.

2. Retraction

Then we have to do a good job of retraction and pruning to expand the angle of the branches to ensure the balance of the tree potential. When we retract, we can do it during the fruiting period of the jujube tree, and we will choose to keep two robust secondary branches with different growth directions at the base of all the main branches, each with a bud hole, and then cut off the excess. However, the direction in which the trunk branch extends forward should not be affected. When the jujube tree sprouts in spring, the retained bud eye will produce new branches. Pinch the head when the new branch grows to about 75 cm, and then do a good job of pulling the branch to maintain the growth of the new branch.

The trunk that extends forward should be sawed off after the fallen leaves, and the sawing position should be at the new branch. This will not have a great impact on the yield of jujube trees in that year. Then we can reshape the jujube tree according to the happy shape method and adjust the skeleton of the jujube tree. The secondary branches with appropriate growth direction and angle were selected. Keep about two bud eyes when retreating, so that they can sprout into new buds in spring. Then pinch the head and pull the branch when it grows to 7-8 secondary branches.

3. Thinning branches

Thinning branches is also a pruning work that needs to be done when jujube trees are cut in winter. The canopy of many jujube trees is relatively airtight, and the branches grow more densely, resulting in poor ventilation in the canopy, lack of light and so on. It will not only lead to a decline in yield, but also have a great impact on its fruit quality. And in the spray disinfection and other management work, it is also very inconvenient. Therefore, when we cut in winter, we should pay attention to removing all the branches that are useless and affect permeability, such as overlapping branches, thin and weak branches, overgrowing dense branches and so on.

The above is a brief introduction to how to cut jujube trees in winter. That's all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. I hope it can help you all.