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Winter pruning of goji berry is timely now; growers should not miss the farming season
After a year of growth, the goji berry tree has numerous branches and a messy canopy, and while new fruiting branches form, some fruiting branches have already begun to age. Therefore, goji berry must be pruned in winter, otherwise the yield and quality of the following year will be affected. Through pruning, out with the old and in with the new, selecting and retaining the old-eye branches and seven-inch branches with strong fruiting capacity, and cutting off non-productive branches, can lay a good foundation for the old-eye branches to bear fruit and grow new fruiting branches the following year. Top cutting: for ease of management, the tree height needs to be controlled by top cutting. Generally, tree height should
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Detailed Explanation of the Key Points of Goji Berry Training and Pruning Techniques
To achieve high yields in goji berries, the first step is to cultivate a good tree shape. Goji berries have strong branching ability and vigorous growth, and have the characteristic of flowering and fruiting twice each year. If management is poor and training and pruning are improper, it will not only affect the yield of the current year, but also cause the tree vigor to age prematurely. Therefore, reasonable training and pruning are an important measure for high and stable yields in goji berries. 1. Training The goji berry tree shape should be pruned and retained into an umbrella-shaped circle that is large at the top and small at the bottom, with 3 layers of fruiting branch groups. In the first year, the successfully established goji berry is cut at the top about 60 cm above the ground in early spring to establish the trunk, and 10 to 2 below the cut
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Detailed Explanation of Key Pruning Techniques for Goji Berry Trees
I. Pruning in the Young Stage 1. Trunk-establishing pruning: During the bud-break period of the nursery stock, remove the buds below 40 cm (the branching zone) on the main trunk base stem, and cut the top at a plant height of 60 cm~70 cm. 2. Summer pruning: From late April to late July, at 15-day intervals, remove the shoots within the branching zone of the main trunk, and cut back the lateral branches retained on the branching zone at 20 cm~25 cm to promote the sprouting of secondary fruiting branches; from the strong upward-growing branches on the lateral branches, select and retain 2~3 branches growing in different directions close to the main branch, and cut and join them at 30 cm
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Detailed Explanation of the Trunk-Tiered Training and Pruning Method for Goji Berry
Goji berry, also known as West goji, mountain goji, white thorn needle, and goji thorn, is a plant of the Solanaceae family. In Ningxia, the goji fruit is used as medicine and called "goji berry," while the root bark is called "digupi" in traditional Chinese medicine. Goji berry has the function of nourishing the liver and kidneys and improving eyesight, while digupi has the function of removing dampness and cooling the blood. Goji berry is mainly produced in Ningxia, and is also produced in Hebei, Gansu, Qinghai, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi and other places. It is a precious medicinal material famous at home and abroad. Goji berry has strong branching ability and vigorous growth, with a habit of flowering and fruiting twice a year, and grows quickly. After 5a it can enter the full
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What tree shapes are suitable for almond? Key points of training and pruning techniques
According to the light-loving characteristics of almond, adopting a tree shape with an open canopy and good ventilation and light penetration makes it easy to obtain high yields. Suitable tree shapes include the round-headed shape, the tiered shape, the cup shape and the natural open-center shape, among which the natural open-center shape is used more often. After the young seedlings are planted, the trunk is headed at 60-100 cm. If the planted seedlings already have branches but these cannot be used as main branches, keep a few buds at the base of these branches and carry out relatively heavy renewal pruning; in the spring of the 2nd year, when the new shoots reach about 10 cm in length, select and retain 3
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Detailed Explanation of Azalea Shaping and Pruning Methods and Techniques
Q: How should azaleas be shaped and pruned? A: Azaleas have a very strong ability to sprout and send out branches, so pruning is necessary to regulate and control the distribution of nutrients within the plant, so that it grows vigorously, forms a reasonable and beautiful tree shape, and can bloom abundantly with bright, vivid colors. During the seedling stage, the main pruning method is pinching, that is, pinching the current year's branches when they grow to 4 or 5 cm, in order to encourage branching. After pinching, 2 or 3 lateral buds will sprout from the upper end of the remaining branch. In this way, through 2 or 3 years of cultivation, a good
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Pruning Methods for Goji Trees in the Late Full-Bearing Stage
In the late full-bearing stage, the tree grows weakly, produces fewer shoots, and has short branches, with a marked decline in yield. At this time, the main task of pruning is to strengthen the tree's vigor. In addition to the general pruning carried out for trees in the full-bearing stage, the weakened scaffold branches or branch groups should also be renewed and rejuvenated. The specific method is to pinch off the growing tips of water sprouts in summer, and after side branches emerge, train them into new branch groups, while cutting back the scaffold branches above the water sprouts. If there are no water sprouts, cut back in spring pruning to the middle of 3-5 year old scaffold branches, or even a bit more severely, to stimulate the latent buds below the cut to sprout water sprouts,
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Key Points and Operation Methods of Goji Berry Pruning Techniques Explained
I. Pruning during the young stage 1. Trunk-establishing pruning: Before the seedlings sprout, cut off the sprouts below 40 cm (branching zone) on the main trunk base stem, and cut the top at a plant height of 60 cm to 70 cm. 2. Summer pruning: From late April to late July, at intervals of 15 days, cut off the sprouting shoots within the branching zone of the main trunk, and cut back the lateral branches retained on the branching zone at 20 cm to 25 cm to promote the sprouting of secondary fruiting branches; among the vigorous branches growing upward from the lateral branches, select and retain 2 to 3 branches growing in different directions from the main branch, and cut them at 30 cm
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Detailed Explanation of Key Points of Goji Berry Training and Pruning Techniques
For goji berries to be highly productive, a good tree shape must first be developed. Goji berries have strong branching ability and vigorous growth, and have the characteristic of flowering and fruiting twice each year. If management is poor and training and pruning are improper, not only will the yield of the current year be affected, but the tree vigor will also age prematurely. Therefore, reasonable training and pruning are an important measure for high and stable yields of goji berries. 1. Training The goji berry tree shape should be pruned and retained into an umbrella-shaped round form that is large at the top and small at the bottom, with 3 layers of fruiting branch groups. In the first year after planting and survival, the goji berry is headed back in early spring at about 60cm above the ground to determine the trunk, and within 10-20cm below the cut, select 3-5 evenly distributed new lateral branches as the main branches of the fifth layer of the canopy.
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Detailed Explanation of the Key Points of Shaping and Pruning Techniques for Young Goji Berry Trees
Goji berry trees generally enter the young tree stage 4-5 years after planting. At this time, the tree body grows vigorously and has a strong branching ability. If the branches are pinched back, they can sprout branches three or four times within a year. The shaping and pruning of young trees is mainly focused on shaping, selecting and retaining strong branches to cultivate the tree crown framework, gradually expanding the tree crown, cultivating branch groups, and increasing fruiting branches. In the selection and cultivation of tree shape, flexible adoption should be made according to cultivation conditions, with the principle of favoring high yield, laying the foundation for future high yields. Although there are many tree shapes for goji berry trees, the principles of shaping and pruning are basically the same; only the
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