How to prune elm trees to make them look beautiful, how to prune large and small elm trees

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First of all, you need to decide what kind of haircut you want. There are various styles such as straight cut, diagonal cut, cliff cut, jungle cut, etc. Secondly, we need to remove dead branches and useless branches that affect the shape. Finally, we can optimize the details by picking buds and other methods to make the elm tree more beautiful. The pruning methods for large and small elm trees are similar. However, small elm trees grow quickly and have no final shape, so long branches that affect the shape need to be regularly pruned to maintain a beautiful shape. The large elm tree can be pruned regularly according to its formed shape.

1. How to trim

1. Determine the shape: Before trimming, you must first determine what shape you want to cut into. Generally, elm trees have various shapes such as straight trunk, slant trunk, curved trunk, cliff, jungle, wind-blown, and stone-attached. After determining the shape, trim the plant to achieve the desired effect.

2. Prune branches: After the shape is determined, don’t do it first Anxious to trim and style. First, you need to prune off dead branches, diseased branches, weak branches, etc. of the plant to prevent them from affecting the normal growth of the plant. Then cut off useless branches such as leggy branches, cross branches, parallel branches, reverse branches, top center branches, radiating branches, opposite branches, vertical branches that interfere with the shape of the tree. Finally, prune the plant according to the desired shape. It should be noted that the incision should be smooth to facilitate healing.

3. Optimize details: For basically formed plants, just optimize the details. Controlled pruning or removal of emerging branches and leaves by picking buds will prevent elm branches and leaves from being disordered and intersecting, which will affect the viewing effect.

2. Pruning methods for large and small elms

The pruning methods for large and small elm trees are similar. Pruning is mainly for the sake of appearance, so it is necessary to retain necessary branches and cut off unnecessary branches such as elongated branches and reverse branches that affect the shape to keep the plant beautiful. Before pruning, dead branches, diseased branches, and weak branches need to be cut off to reduce water transpiration and avoid affecting the normal growth of the plant. However, small elm trees have strong germination power, fast growth, and have not yet finalized their shape, so they need to be pruned regularly to maintain the beautiful shape of the tree. Large elm trees can be pruned regularly.

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