Apple, a fruit tree, needs professional pruning after winter. If it is not pruned properly, the yield and quality of apples will be reduced. So how should apples be pruned? The following small series will specifically talk about the technical points of apple tree pruning.

1, apple tree pruning principle

In the same orchard, between different trees, or between different branches of the same tree, the growth force is always unbalanced.

When pruning, attention should be paid to restraining the strong and helping the weak, and appropriate thinning should be carried out to keep the population and growth of individual plants in the orchard close to the same.

In a word, there is a balanced growth and a clear subordinate relationship between the main branches of a tree and between the upper and lower main branches, so that the whole orchard can balance the fruit up and down, inside and outside, and realize long-term high-quality and stable yield increase.

2. Apple trees should be pruned according to their potential.

Before pruning an apple tree, a reasonable pruning scheme should be made according to its tree potential. The variety, age and shape of an apple tree are all people's considerations. Only reasonable pruning can be more conducive to the growth of apple trees.

3, apple pruning should first cut the trunk.

Usually, when pruning an apple tree, the main branches of the apple tree should be cut first. When pruning, it should start from the base of the main branch and then extend to the full bud.

In addition, attention should be paid to the direction of pruning, and good quality auxiliary branches should be reserved between different side branches according to the size of space.

It is also necessary to remove the vertical branches and long branches from the main branches. After doing these, a good fruiting branch group will be formed.

4. The pruning of auxiliary branches of apple trees is mostly layered. After pruning its main branches at the base, it is necessary to prune the auxiliary branches between layers. When pruning, pay attention to leave a single branch in the interlayer spacing. If there are too many auxiliary branches, they should be thinned out in time.

In addition, if the distance between branches on one side of the apple tree is too large, you can leave more auxiliary branches now, and it is best to trim them into a fan shape.