How to prune cherry blossoms

When to prune cherry blossoms

It is generally more appropriate to prune cherry blossoms in autumn, and the pruned branches can be used for cuttings. Choose healthy branches that have grown for more than one year, keep the top tips, and cut them into cuttings about 15 cm long. Soak the cut branches for about 3 hours, and then directly insert them into the soil.

How to prune cherry blossoms

The pruning of cherry blossoms is mainly carried out during the seedling stage, the growing period and the flowering period. Some branches that have grown too long should be properly pruned off. This can greatly reduce the consumption of nutrients and make the growth more luxuriant.

In addition, it is also necessary to thin out the parts of the cherry blossom branches that are too dense, mainly pruning the inner branches, dead branches, thin branches, diseased and insect-infested branches, redundant branches, etc. of the plant, to increase the light transmittance of the plant and promote better growth of the plant.

Cherry Blossom Pruning Tips

In order to prevent cherry blossoms from consuming too much nutrients during their growth process, it is necessary to cut off the sprouting branches and overgrown branches at any time during the growing season to ensure that the nutrients are concentrated on the shaping branches.

Cherry Blossom Pruning Grows Fast

If we want the cherry tree to grow faster, we can prune it by first determining the trunk and then cutting it. When the cherry tree grows to a certain height, we can shorten the branches other than the main trunk that are conducive to shaping, and at the same time cut off the side branches below the tree, which is conducive to the growth of the main trunk.

Cherry Blossom Pruning

Cherry blossoms are mainly the first-year branches on the plant. The top and several side branches of the terminal buds will bloom, so even if pruning is needed, it is best to do it after the flowers have faded. Pruning is generally light cutting. In order to promote the germination and flowering of side branches, we need to shorten the branches appropriately.

Things to note when pruning cherry blossoms

Because cherry trees have poor self-healing abilities, it is necessary to apply preservatives to the wounds in a timely manner after pruning the branches to prevent the wounds from rotting and becoming diseased, otherwise it will affect the growth of the plants.