Apple tree pruning methods

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1. Winter pruning

2. Pruning buds

3. Repeat cutting

4. Shulei

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Apple trees undergo pruning four times a year, and each pruning has a different effect. Winter pruning is the basis of annual pruning. Overly dense branches should be thinned out in time, and young trees should be pruned appropriately. Old trees should be shortened to be more helpful for their growth. After germination, it is necessary to prune the buds, and carve scars in front of the buds that are not easy to germinate to encourage them to sprout. In addition, it is necessary to re-prun the trees that were not pruned in winter. After the flower buds appear, the buds should be thinned in time to make the fruit fuller.

1. Winter pruning

1. Winter pruning

Winter is the dormant period of apple trees. After flowering and bearing fruit, it has consumed a lot of nutrients, so pruning is particularly important at this time. For trees with larger crowns, they should be thinned out in time to ensure internal ventilation and light transmission. Prune young trees slowly to promote flower bud formation. Older trees need to be cut short to promote branch growth. Some branches with more flower buds should be removed to ensure the supply of nutrients.

2. Pruning buds

Due to The buds in the middle and rear of the apple tree branches are not easy to germinate, so bud pruning is needed to encourage them to sprout. A mark should be carved 0.5 cm in front of the sprout, with a depth of about a quarter. At the same time, the buds on the competing branches and the buds on the back of the auxiliary branches should be removed to prevent them from sprouting and consuming nutrients.

3. Repeat Cut

Repeat Pruning is a supplement to winter pruning and is usually done after germination. For trees with slow growth and no winter pruning, re-pruning is required at this time. For vigorously growing trees, only the trunk branches should be pruned in winter, and the rest should be pruned again.

4. Sparse buds

Sparse buds The buds are to ensure that the fruit has more nutrients and the fruit is fuller. Do it before flowering, that is, in mid-to-late April. Only keep the central flower and 1 side flower, and remove all the others, but keep the clusters of leaves.

2. Pruning buds

3. Repeat cutting

4. Shulei

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