How to prune Shatian pomelo

When to prune Shatian pomelo

The best time to prune pomelo is in spring and after harvest. In spring, because the plant's growth and development has not yet entered the peak season, pruning at this time can control the branch density and promote flowering. Pruning after harvest and cutting off useless branches can ensure that there will be no excessive waste of nutrients.

How to prune the branches of Shatian pomelo

When pruning pomelo, the focus is generally on pruning useless parts of the branches, such as overlapping branches, crossed branches, overgrown branches, horizontal branches, sick and weak branches, old branches and dead branches. In the early stages of its growth and development, the focus is on pinching and topping, cutting off the growth buds at the top to control its growth height.

First, you need to control the height of the plant below 3 meters, cut off the branches that are higher than 3 meters from a height of 2.5-2.8 meters, cut off the extra main branches and branches, leaving the skeleton branches, and the angle between the branches and the main branches should be about 45 degrees. Finally, prune the terminal branches. If there are dense or inconsistent branches, you can use hanging or pulling methods to adjust them.

Tips for pruning pomelo

Prune thin branches from the top and sides of the pomelo to keep it trimmed and the crown to a minimum. Too much crown will block the entry of sunlight and cause poor growth.

Pomelo grows faster after pruning

Pomelo can be pruned before spring shoots sprout or after they stop growing, and before summer shoots occur. For old trees, the main branches and secondary branches can be retained. The three- to four-year-old side branches on the crown can be pruned off, and the leaves should also be cut off to promote the occurrence of strong shoots.

Pruning and flowering of pomelo

After the autumn shoots of Pomelo mature, you can cut off part of the roots when expanding the hole, which is conducive to flowering.

Pruning Shatian Pomelo produces more fruits

Reasonable pruning of pomelo can give it more space to grow, and it can receive more sunlight, which can increase the fruiting rate. Pruning the branches with apical dominance can promote the side branches to absorb more nutrients, improve the growth of side branches, and facilitate uniform fruiting.

Tips for Pruning Shatian Pomelo

Before pruning pomelo, you need to prepare the tools first. You can use sharp special scissors or knives and soak them in carbendazim solution or potassium permanganate solution for disinfection. When pruning, you must be precise and quick, and the incision should be smooth to facilitate the recovery of the wound.

After pruning the pomelo, the incision should be rinsed and sprayed with disinfectant solution in time to kill latent germs, and after the moisture on the cross-section dries slightly, apply wood ash to help dry out the moisture and isolate it from the outside world.