When should honeysuckle be pruned in winter? A detailed guide to growing techniques
When should honeysuckle be pruned in winter? How do you prune honeysuckle in winter? Friends, please share your advice. Under normal circumstances, honeysuckle is generally pruned between the Start of Winter and the Start of Spring, that is, from mid-November to early February of the following year. Winter pruning can only be delayed, not moved earlier. Winter pruning of honeysuckle includes trunk shaping, light pruning of strong branches, heavy pruning of weak branches...
When should honeysuckle be pruned in winter? How do you prune honeysuckle in winter? Friends, please share your adviceUnder normal circumstances, honeysuckle is generally pruned between the Start of Winter and the Start of Spring, that is, from mid-November to early February of the following year. Winter pruning can only be delayed, not moved earlier.
Winter pruning of honeysuckle includes methods such as trunk shaping, light pruning of strong branches, heavy pruning of weak branches, and renewal pruning of old branches. Winter pruning mainly involves cutting off branches growing from the main trunk, and selecting and keeping a small number of mother branches on the main branches that can bloom the following year.
For winter pruning of young honeysuckle plants, select 4 to 5 healthy branches on the main branches and cut off the upper ends at 3 to 7 cm.
For winter pruning of mature honeysuckle trees, remove weak growth and keep strong growth, remove curved branches and keep straight ones, remove overlapping branches and keep sparse ones, and determine the number of mother branches according to water and fertilizer conditions.
After winter pruning of honeysuckle, promptly spray a fungicide for disinfection, keep warm and prevent freezing, and apply 1 round of fertilizer while watering thoroughly with winter irrigation water.
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