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What serious consequences can result from not pruning Schisandra chinensis?

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Some fruit growers, after cultivating Schisandra chinensis, stick stubbornly to their own views. Acting on traditional thinking, they do not prune, obstinately believing that "the wild Schisandra chinensis on the mountain is not pruned by anyone either, yet it still blooms every year and bears fruit year after year. Why is it that when cultivated artificially, it instead needs pruning? Isn't that a waste of labor and effort?" Little do they know that although wild Schisandra chinensis bears fruit every year, the amount of fruit borne per individual plant is very low, generally not even reaching one jin. Because of the influence of light and ventilation, only the few branches that climb to the highest point can bear fruit, and affected by the

Some fruit growers, after cultivating Schisandra chinensis, stick stubbornly to their own views. Acting on traditional thinking, they do not prune, obstinately believing that "the wild Schisandra chinensis on the mountain is not pruned by anyone either, yet it still blooms every year and bears fruit year after year. Why is it that when cultivated artificially, it instead needs pruning? Isn't that a waste of labor and effort?" Little do they know that although wild Schisandra chinensis bears fruit every year, the amount of fruit borne per individual plant is very low, generally not even reaching one jin.

Because of the influence of light and ventilation, only the few branches that climb to the highest point can bear fruit, and affected by the asexual reproduction of Schisandra chinensis, with insufficient nutrition, the fruiting rate is low, the fruit quality is poor, the berries are small, there are many fruits with a single seed, and there are many shriveled, unswollen grains. This is because the asexual reproduction of wild Schisandra chinensis is vigorous, that is, the growth of horizontal creeping stems is large and unchecked, and this is the main mode of reproduction of Schisandra chinensis in the wild state.

A patch of Schisandra chinensis is often a huge clone formed from a single plant; the horizontal creeping stems and the new branches sprouting from them, under genetic influence, grow with dominance and consume a large amount of nutrition, causing insufficient fruit development. This is an advantageous trait evolved in the wild environment and suited to the species' survival and reproduction, but under cultivation, propagation is carried out artificially by seed. People no longer need it to reproduce asexually, and instead need its fruit as a commodity. At this point it cannot be allowed to grow freely like a wild plant; every technical means must be used to increase fruit yield. If it is not managed, it will form the phenomenon of a single banyan tree becoming a forest, with branches on the trellis tangled together like a mess of hemp, and the blooming will be dense and numerous. But female flowers will open only on the upper part and around the edges, while the interior will be all male flowers, and by then, just like wild Schisandra chinensis, it will bear only a very small amount of fruit. The economic benefit will also be extremely low. Therefore, persisting in removing horizontal creeping stems and root suckers, pruning away excess vegetative branches in summer, pinching the tips of new seedlings, and pruning in winter is very necessary.

Although it takes some labor, the benefit brought by the increase in yield cannot be compared with the expenditure of labor. So if you want to cultivate Schisandra chinensis @#@3@#@, you must prune carefully.

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