Pruning lemon trees needs to combine its growth characteristics and growth environment, choose the appropriate time and way to prune, and pay attention to detail treatment and fertilization and water management to promote the healthy growth and fruit of lemon trees.

1. Understand the growth characteristics of lemon trees.

Lemon tree is a perennial evergreen fruit tree, which grows tall and its branches grow fast. It needs to be pruned regularly to keep the tree beautiful and promote the fruit.

2. Choose the right time to trim.

Pruning of lemon trees is mainly carried out in spring and summer. At this time, the sap flows slowly, and the wound is easy to heal after pruning, which will not cause nutrient loss.

Determine the pruning method

According to the growth and age of lemon tree, choose the appropriate pruning method. Common pruning methods are thinning, short cutting and tillering. Thinning is mainly to cut off over-dense branches, cross branches, overlapping branches and diseased dead branches to improve the ventilation and light transmission conditions inside the crown; Short cutting is mainly to cut off some branches to promote the appearance of new shoots and increase the number of branches; Tillering is mainly to cut the sprouted tillers from the roots to promote the growth of the main roots.

Pay attention to trimming details

In the process of pruning, try to keep the incision smooth and clean to avoid wound infection and water loss. After pruning, the wound should be treated in time, such as applying healing agent to accelerate wound healing.

5. Rational fertilization and water management

Fertilization and water management should be carried out in time after pruning to promote the recovery and growth of lemon trees. You can choose organic fertilizer or compound fertilizer, pay attention to keep the soil moist and avoid excessive drying or water accumulation.