Rhododendron, also known as Rhododendron and Rhododendron, is an evergreen shrub and a variety of wild Rhododendron. There used to be many wild azaleas and azaleas in the suburbs and mountains. Now many friends like to keep a pot at home and put it on the balcony of their yard to make bonsai, which blooms brightly and beautifully every year. The potted azaleas or bonsai that we keep at home need to be pruned constantly in order to make their plant shape more beautiful, elegant and ornamental.

How to prune azaleas? After this pruning, plants become beautiful, branches become lush, and more flowers will bloom in the coming year.

Pruning time of rhododendron

Don't prune azaleas at will all year round, especially in summer, because summer is the dormant period of azaleas, and pruning will affect their growth. Don't prune in winter, because winter is mainly to keep warm and cold, so pruning in spring and autumn is the most suitable.

Rhododendron pruning has three stages:

First, pruning in time after flowering, probably in April or May, will not affect nutrients, and supply nutrients to other branches and healthy branches, so that rhododendrons will grow more luxuriantly and sprout new buds and leaves.

The second pruning is to cut off some branches with pests and diseases, which can make it grow healthier and cut off some unhealthy branches. In order to avoid infecting other branches, more new branches will sprout after cutting.

Thirdly, when azaleas grow vigorously, we can prune them, or cut off some dry branches and some overgrown branches, which can make the whole plant more beautiful and balanced.

Specific principles of rhododendron pruning

When pruning azaleas, we should pay attention to pruning one-third to two-thirds of the branches, not too much or too little, which will affect their growth and beauty. But for some dead branches and diseased branches, they should be cut off from the bottom of the base.

Pruned healthy branches should not be wasted, but can also be cut into moist pot soil to keep moisture and shade, promote their rooting and propagate rhododendron seedlings.

_ How to maintain potted azaleas?

Rhododendrons are generally raised in places with good astigmatism and ventilation, especially in summer, but they can't be exposed to the sun at all. When the basin soil is dry, water it to avoid that the basin soil is too dry and leaves fall off due to lack of water. Don't need too much fertilizer, just pour some dilute organic fertilizer water at ordinary times. Rhododendron, a pruning technique, has beautiful plant shape and luxuriant leaves, which will blossom and burst in the coming year.