Detailed Explanation of the Key Points of Honeysuckle Pruning and Shaping Techniques

For honeysuckle plants that have grown for 1-2 years, the vine stems grow irregularly and chaotically, so pruning and shaping are needed, which is beneficial to the growth of the crown and flowering. Specific shaping and pruning method: within 1-2 years after planting, mainly cultivate an upright and thick main trunk. When the main trunk height is 30-40 cm, cut off the top shoot to promote lateral buds to sprout into branches. After sprouting in the spring of the second year, select and keep 4-5 thick branches on the upper part of the main trunk as main branches, arranged in two layers, and among the first-level branches growing from the main branches, retain 5-6 pairs of buds and cut off the upper terminal buds. Later, among the second-level branches growing from the first-level branches, retain 6-7 pairs of buds, and then from the flowering branches growing from the second-level branches, pick off the hooked tender shoots. Through such shaping and pruning, the honeysuckle plant changes from the original twining growth into a corymb-shaped shrub-like flower clump with distinct branches, even distribution, ventilation and light transmission, and a thick, upright main trunk, which is beneficial to the formation of flowering branches and the growth of more flower buds. Honeysuckle pruning and shaping has a great impact on increasing yield, generally increasing yield by more than 50%.