Kiwifruit Growing Techniques: How to Pinch Back Kiwifruit in Summer?
How to pinch back kiwifruit in summer? Please explain the method. For pinching back kiwifruit in summer, you can refer to the following methods: Pinching back young trees. For newly planted trees of the current year and 2-year-old young trees, shaping is generally not needed. After selecting and keeping 1 to 2 strong canes, pinch once when the cane grows to 80 cm, and then let it grow freely....
How to pinch back kiwifruit in summer? Please explain the method.
For pinching back kiwifruit in summer, you can refer to the following methods:
Pinching back young trees. For newly planted trees of the current year and 2-year-old young trees, shaping is generally not needed. After selecting and keeping 1 to 2 strong canes, pinch once when the cane grows to 80 cm, and then let it grow freely.
Pinching back trees in full fruit period. For pinching back branches on the outer part of the canopy, follow the method of "long first, short second, and leave a double-leaf shoot the third time"; for pinching back water sprouts emerging from the inner canopy, follow the method of "short first, long second, and bear fruit to carry the main load the next year."
While pinching back, branch thinning should also be carried out. Overly dense branches should be kept at a certain spacing, and other branches should be removed from the base to open up the light path. If continuous high temperature and drought occur in summer, the pinching method of long pruning plus short cutting can be used to increase the leaf-to-fruit ratio, increase the leaf canopy layer of the tree crown, reduce fruit exposure, and prevent sunburned fruit.
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