Pomegranate tree cultivation: What is the purpose of autumn pruning of pomegranate trees?
I hear pomegranate trees need autumn pruning. What is the purpose of autumn pruning pomegranate trees? What pruning methods are there? Is there anyone who can explain to me the role of autumn pruning of pomegranate trees: In autumn, pomegranate trees often sprout many secondary and tertiary new shoots, which makes the canopy branches dense, causing poor ventilation and light penetration, and leading to slow fruit enlargement...
I hear pomegranate trees need autumn pruning. What is the purpose of autumn pruning pomegranate trees? What pruning methods are there? Is there anyone who can explain to meThe role of autumn pruning of pomegranate trees:
In autumn, pomegranate trees often sprout many secondary and tertiary new shoots, which makes the canopy branches dense, causing poor ventilation and light penetration, leading to slow fruit enlargement and poor coloring, and also affecting the formation of flower buds on the leaf cluster shoots and short shoots in the inner canopy. Therefore, strengthening autumn pruning is particularly important.
Autumn pruning of pomegranate trees can be carried out with reference to the following methods:
Autumn pruning methods for pomegranate trees --- thinning branches
Continue to prune out dense, water sprout, diseased and pest-infested sprouting branches and root suckers. After thinning, the light spots under the canopy should be evenly distributed on the ground, with 10%-15% of the total canopy projection area being suitable. Ensure that the fruit receives direct light, so that the leaf cluster shoots and short shoots in the inner canopy receive sufficient light and form flower buds quickly. For the diseased and pest-infested fruit branches that are pruned off, bury them deeply or burn them.
Autumn pruning methods for pomegranate trees ---- root pruning
One of the signs of aging in pomegranate trees is the aging and death of the root system, so according to the fruiting condition of the pomegranate tree, it is very necessary to prune the root system year by year. This can be done from mid-October to November (after harvest and before leaf fall), in combination with autumn hole expansion and turning in organic fertilizer, by digging ring-shaped or parallel trenches around the outer edge of the canopy (depth 50-100 cm).
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