How to prune potted forsythia and why it doesn’t bear fruit?

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1. How to prune

2. Why is there no result?

When managing potted forsythia, pruning should be carried out promptly and reasonably. If any diseased branches, weak branches, or long branches are found, they should be cut off to save nutrient consumption and promote better ventilation and light transmission for the plant, which is conducive to growth. New branches also need to be pruned after they sprout in spring, mainly pruning branches that are too dense. In addition, if you want to maintain a potted plant that has been maintained for about three years, you need to prune it frequently to achieve the desired shape.

1. How to prune

Forsythia has a strong germination ability, so it needs to be pruned frequently during potting. Whenever diseased branches, weak branches, or overgrown branches are found, they should be cut off in time to save nutrients, increase internal light transmission, and promote better and faster growth. When new branches sprout every spring, if you find branches that are too dense, they should be cut off from the base.

If you have maintained it for about three years and want to style it, you must prune it regularly to make it look the way you want. Its branches germinate quickly and its shape is easy to form.

2. Why no results

1. The fruiting rate of self-pollination is low: The failure of forsythia grown in pots is likely to be caused by self-pollination. The fruiting rate is only about 4%. Only cross-pollination will have a higher fruiting rate, but when grown at home, the fruiting rate will be higher. Cross-pollination is difficult. If you want a higher fruiting rate, you need to promote cross-pollination. Plants with long styles and plants with short styles should be cultivated at intervals to promote cross-pollination.

2. Improper pruning: It has strong germination ability , if it is not pruned in time, there will be many leggy branches, which will absorb a lot of nutrients, which will cause the nutrients to be dispersed and the fruiting rate will be reduced. Reasonable pruning should be carried out, and weak branches and leggy branches should be pruned away, leaving only strong branches.

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