How to prune cloud bamboo? A detailed explanation of the correct method

Cloud bamboo is an evergreen vine foliage plant, a very well-known ornamental plant, also known as asparagus fern, cloud-slice pine, and so on. So what is the pruning method for cloud bamboo? Let's take a look below~

① Missing pruning: when the growth position of the small leaf-like branches on the main branch is not ideal or is missing for some reason, short pruning can be carried out at a suitable position on the main branch to force the dormant buds at that place to sprout. Generally, the height of the cut is the height at which the leaf-like branches sprout, the position of the thorns on the branch is the position at which the leaf-like branches sprout, and the greater the thickness of the branch, the higher the germination rate of the dormant buds.

② Renewal pruning: if the branches and leaves of the whole plant grow poorly due to strong sunlight scorching or overly dry potting soil, lack of fertilizer, or some unknown reason, the whole plant can be renewed. During renewal pruning, all the leaf-like branches can be cut off, but attention should be paid to the positions where the backward thorns on the branches grow, because they determine whether the distribution of the retained branches is even. Pruning in the growing season generally tends to easily sprout new branches, and after pruning the amount of watering should also be appropriately reduced; the potting soil must absolutely not be kept too wet, otherwise the pruning will fail.

The lazy person's pruning method for asparagus fern: the pot-control method

The bolder the person, the greater the yield; the bigger the flower pot, the bigger the asparagus fern grows. During the growth of asparagus fern, pruning can be carried out according to the size of the flower pot, with the ratio of flower pot to plant controlled at 1:3. This can not only control the growth of the root system, but also ensure that the plant shape remains in a stable state for a long time.

Removing the growth point

Actually, asparagus fern does not necessarily have to grow to 20~30 cm before it can be pruned; no matter how tall it grows, it is enough to control the lateral buds well.

When the new buds grow to 2~3 cm, removing the growth point (that is, the tender bud at the top) can not only promote branching and leaf growth of the branches on the stem, but the key point is to ensure that the plant remains short and sturdy, the grown branches and leaves spread out flatly, and the plant shape keeps becoming fuller.