Camellia grows fast and its branches and leaves are very lush, so it needs proper pruning, otherwise it will make an impression on flowering. However, many people may not know how to prune Camellia. In fact, the pruning method is very simple. As long as people pay more attention not to prune too much, it will lead to the direct death of Camellia.

There are many ways to prune camellia, which can be done according to different varieties, because different varieties have different growth rates. For fast-growing varieties, we should prune them frequently, while for slow-growing varieties, we can prune them appropriately, so we need to prune them from the top of camellia branches and leaves, which is about one-third of the height of the plant.

Moreover, it is necessary to cut off some branches that are easy to shade in the middle, and cut off more branches that grow faster. Those that grow slower can be cut less or not, and it is necessary to pay attention to not over-pruning when pruning, otherwise it will directly lead to plant death.

The best time to prune camellias is generally about one month before new buds sprout. Fujian, Jiangxi, Yunnan, northern Guangdong and other southern regions can be pruned about 20 days before the Spring Festival (that is, about 65438 solar calendar1mid-October), and low-altitude areas in the Yangtze River basin can be pruned before and after the Spring Festival.

Prune weak branches, keep strong branches, promote new branches and improve plant vitality. Many friends cut camellia before they knew the function of pruning, and the consequences can be imagined!

Trim the branches of camellia. When the branches inside the plant are too dense, cut some thinly from the base. The objects of thinning are diseased branches, dense branches, dead branches, cross branches, parallel branches, inward branches, overlapping branches and so on. When pruning, cut the branches obliquely, and the incision should be flush with the base of the branches, leaving no residual piles.

When shaping and pruning, we should pay attention to choosing lateral buds with outward branches and moving scissors at the top. This will make the whole branch more and more compact. If you trim the lateral buds that grow upward or downward from above, you will control the crown shape or droop of the tree. For some disorderly growing camellia varieties, it is necessary to keep pruning frequently to make them have a certain shape.

Generally speaking, only pruning the top seedlings of long plants and then carrying out a series of plant shape pruning can make camellia more ornamental.