How to prune wintersweet in summer

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1. Pruning method

2. Precautions

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When pruning wintersweet in summer, the longer branches should be shortened, and some dry, thin, and dense branches that are not growing well should also be cut off. There are also branches that are infested by diseases and insect pests, which also need to be pruned as soon as possible. The pruning tools used must be disinfected first to prevent bacteria from invading the cut edges of the plants.

1. Pruning method

1. Pruning method

1. Leggy branches: When pruning in summer, the main purpose is to prune some long branches and cut them into short sections. The purpose of this is to reduce the loss of nutrients and promote better flowering in the future.

2. Useless branches: Some plants do not grow well. Very well, there will be dry, thin, densely growing branches. For such unhealthy branches, they should be pruned at this time. Dense branches can be thinned appropriately.

3. Branches with diseases and insect pests: In summer, they are very susceptible to infestation by diseases and insect pests. Once they are infested, they should be pruned as soon as possible, and all the damaged parts should be pruned off. Be careful when pruning diseased branches and try not to let germs infect the pruning opening.

2. Precautions

1 2. The scissors used for pruning must be disinfected first, because the plants are very weak after pruning and are easily infected by bacteria, so the pruning tools must be clean enough.

2. After pruning, proper maintenance is required, and finally the wound should not be exposed to water. The climate in summer is hot and humid, and it is easy to get infected and cause black rot when exposed to water.

2. Precautions

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