How to prune pomelo branches properly
Today, I will introduce to you how to prune pomelo branches properly and share some small experiences in green plant maintenance that describe the key points of pomelo tree pruning techniques. Below, the editor will provide you with detailed answers.
Pomelos have a strong growth momentum, vigorous branch growth, tall tree canopy, large leaves, and large fruits. In mature trees, 1-2 years of average spring shoots are the main fruiting mother branches, and the fruiting performance of multi-year inner branches is also very good. Leafless fruiting branches are the most, and the shaping of pomelo trees should adopt the variable main trunk shape or natural round head shape, with fewer main branches and dense branch groups. Pruning of mature trees mainly focuses on thinning, removing strong branches and retaining weak ones, with shortening as a supplement. Only one spring shoot is released per year, controlling summer and autumn shoots.
(1) When pomelos enter the full fruiting stage, all spring shoots should be used for fruiting. Remove summer and autumn shoots before they turn green after leaf expansion, and cultivate robust average spring shoots as fruiting mother branches, which is the foundation for high yield in pomelos.
(2) In young pomelo trees, the lower inner branches, oblique branches, drooping branches, and leafless branches are the main fruiting mother branches, which should be retained as much as possible during pruning. When thinning spring shoots, upright and upward strong branches should be pruned, and the inner drooping average branches should be retained. Multi-year small branches and leafless branches on various inner branches of mature trees are also excellent fruiting mother branches and should be retained. After fruiting, prune from the nutrient branches or healthy leaves.
(3) Pomelo flowers are in racemes, with large inflorescences and many flowers, so thinning flowers and fruits is necessary. Start thinning when the flower buds are the size of soybeans, first thin the inflorescences, remove small and dense inflorescences, and retain strong inflorescences, with 1-2 inflorescences left on each fruiting mother branch. Before flowering, thin the flower buds, first removing deformed ones, then the top and bottom small flower buds in the inflorescence, retaining 2-3 large flower buds in the middle. Start thinning fruits 20-30 days after the second physiological fruit drop (after flowering), with the first round removing diseased and deformed fruits and small fruits; the second round removing small fruits and dense fruits among double and triple fruits, leaving 1-2 fruits on each mother branch, determining the fruit and yield according to the tree.
(4) For vigorous trees and branches, in the early stage of flower bud differentiation, from mid-September to late October, adopt ring cutting, ring girdling, or stripping of main and secondary branches to promote flower bud differentiation; from bud formation to after flowering, the same measures can also help preserve fruits. Ring stripping should only be done on vigorous growing trees and branches. Pulling branches on young trees can inhibit vigorous growth and promote early fruiting.
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