Matters needing attention for pear tree scraping in winter

I believe that many farmers have heard the saying, "if you want to eat good pears, scrape the bark in winter", winter scraping has a great impact on the growth of pear trees, so how to shave pear trees in winter? What should I pay attention to? Let's take a look.

1. Master the time of scraping

Pear trees can be scraped during the whole dormant period, but the best time is from December to January, where the temperature is warm in winter, and in cold areas from the Beginning of Spring to sting.

2. Pay attention to the position of scraping

Pear tree bark scraping can not be carried out in any part, generally choose the place where the tree is old, the trunk is thick, and there are many cracks in the rough bark, and there are many overwintering diseases and insect pests in these parts. The position of scraping varies according to the age of the tree, the trunk of about 10 years old, within 40 cm of the ground, mainly scrapes the bark of the south of the tree body, while plants of more than 10 years old. Mainly scrape the backbone, when the backbone branches appear rough skin, it should be scraped off in time.

3. The method of skin shaving

After the outer layer of the pear tree, there are many cracks, which are easy to hide germs and pests, so scrape deeply until they reach the red endothelium. Spread plastic film and mat around the tree trunk before shaving so that the scraped debris can be collected and burned so as not to fall into the soil. Generally every 1-2 years to shave, as long as sincere new split skin, need to be shaved in time, for weaker plants can not be scraped year after year, and scraping should also be light. In the process of skin scraping, if you find a scar, you need to use a set of disinfected tools to deal with it, and you should also disinfect and store it in use, otherwise it will be easily infected by germs.

4. Treatment after shaving

To smear the protective agent after shaving, you can use quicklime, stone-sulfur mixture, salt, vegetable oil and water in a certain proportion to adjust moisture with a brush on the trunk of the tree. If the protective agent is not applied, the injured area will rot during the growing season due to bacterial infection.

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