Elm is one of the commonly used ornamental trees in landscaping. Elms have different shapes and can be used as street trees, hedges, columns and spheres. Today we are going to talk about the pruning skills of elm trees.

Spring pruning

In spring, elms will be pruned as a whole, mainly pruning branches of diseases and insect pests, dead branches and drooping branches caused by the wintering of elms. Pruning elms in spring usually leaves only strong branches, and then select the branches that need pruning according to the shape of elms, so that seedlings can grow better as required.

summer pruning

Summer is the growing season of elm. At this time, it is necessary to prune the elm twice, prune the branches with slow bud potential, and prune the branches with weak growth properly, and then shape them according to the seedling shape.

Dormancy cannot be pruned.

Elm is a deciduous tree. When pruning, you must choose to prune after the cold season, otherwise it will have a bad influence on the tree. Usually, elms are pruned after the warm weather in spring.