The species of branches and buds, flower bud differentiation and flowering and fruiting characteristics of jujube trees are very different from those of other fruit trees, so they also have their own characteristics in shaping and pruning. Jujube trees are easy to bloom, with flowers on the branches, which can bear fruit, and there is basically no distinction between fruiting branches and vegetative branches. In view of this, the pruning of jujube trees focuses on the adjustment of the number and potential of branches in the fruiting period, while the emphasis is on the renewal of main branches and fruiting branches in the late fruiting period and after entering the fruiting renewal period, and the fruiting branches and vegetative branches are not adjusted. On the other hand, the lateral main buds of jujube trees are not easy to germinate, so the total number of branches is less and the pruning amount is less. Moreover, in order to germinate the lateral main bud, the jujube head must be cut short and the secondary branches on the node where the main bud is located must be removed. As the saying goes, "one scissors can't stop it, two scissors come out."

(2) The development trend of jujube pruning.

In recent years, the shaping and pruning of jujube showed the following development trends: the crown changed from large to small, and the backbone branches changed from small to small; The tree shape gradually changes from the natural shape to the standard tree shape, such as sparse layer shape, pistachio shape and other trees that conform to the growth and development characteristics of jujube trees; Pruning gradually changed from laissez-faire to simple pruning and then to fine pruning, and the tree structure became more reasonable; The pruning period has changed from focusing only on dormant pruning to dormant pruning, growing season pruning or year-round pruning.