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Clematis pruning time

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The best time to prune it is in late winter or early spring. After pruning, it can catch up with the spring germination time, which is more conducive to its later growth. It blooms from June to September, and after the flowers fade, the plant needs to be pruned. In addition to these two time periods, there is also usual pruning, mainly for some dead branches, yellow branches, and diseased and insect branches.

1. Best time

1. Best time

The best time for pruning is in late winter or early spring. This period happens to be the end of winter and there are many dead branches and leaves. In addition, spring is about to arrive, and pruning can catch up with the spring germination time, which is more conducive to its later growth. The main direction of pruning is to leave the branches that can germinate, and cut off the dead branches that appear first, and also cut off the dead branches that are not in good growth condition, observe the condition of the entire plant, and leave those branches that are growing strongly. This stage can be appropriately pruned to ensure that the plant shape that grows later can be compact.

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2. Pruning after flowering

Its flowering time is generally around June to September. When the flowers wither, the plants need to be pruned. This not only allows nutrients to be accumulated, but also removes branches that affect the appearance. The pruning position is selected at 2-3 nodes below the flower to remove the remaining flower parts and shorten part of the flower branches to promote the growth of flowering in the next year.

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3. Daily pruning

The pruning time is not only during these two time periods. During the daily period, if there are dead or yellow branches on the plant that affect the growth, they should also be cut and removed. There are also some diseased and insect-infested branches from the lowest position. Cut it off, don't leave it on.

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