What styles can be trimmed with red-leaf heather?

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The shape type of red-leaf heather

Red-leaf Photinia is also known as Flame Red, Millennium Red, Red Lip, etc. Speaking of red-leaf Photinia is very strange, but if you see red-leaf Photinia, you will be very familiar with it, because it is often planted as a street tree on the road. On both sides. Red heather is very versatile and can be trimmed into many shapes.

Types of shapes of Photinia

Cube shape

Cube shape refers to trimming the top and four sides of Photinia into neat cutting surfaces to form a neat square shape , the pruning method of the cube shape is to first select a robust red-leafed heather plant, then prune the top of the plant, then trim the surrounding side branches, and then gradually prune again as the plant gradually grows.

Dwarf spherical shape

Topping work must be carried out during the seedling stage of red-leafed Photinia to promote the development and growth of the lateral branches of the plant. After the second topping work is carried out, During the subsequent growth of the plant, the top branches of the crown will grow more vigorously, so heavy pruning is required during the pruning process, and the side branches should be lightly pruned so that the crown of the plant gradually moves closer to the middle, and then through With further care, it will become a ball shape.

High-stem spherical shape

The main point of the high-stem spherical shape is to strengthen the water and fertilizer management of the plant. In the first year of seedling stage, water and fertilizer management should be strengthened to promote the growth height of the plant. After pruning the side branches in the second year, continue to increase water and fertilizer management. In the third year, all the lower side branches will be thinned out according to the height of the main trunk, and then pruned according to the specific shape.

Hedge shape< /h3>Prune the Photinia foliage according to the height of the hedge. The shape of the hedge requires neat pruning of the top. Its sides can be pruned into a rectangular or trapezoidal shape. The pruning requirements for the sides are also vertical pruning.

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