Kumquat needs pruning every year during its growth, especially in spring, which is too long, weak and dead, so it needs pruning diseased branches and dead branches when growing. Usually, when the plant is not fully formed, the lateral branches can be trimmed appropriately. So how to trim it specifically? Next, let's take a look with Uncle Gardener.

Spring pruning time

Kumquat can be pruned in early spring, that is, when spring comes in February and March.

Pruning method of kumquat in spring

1. Topping and sprouting: Every spring is the stage of germination. At this time, we should pay attention to topping and wiping buds, control the advantages of the top, wipe off the buds at the top of kumquat, and keep 3-4 bud points, so that nutrients can be supplied centrally, and the remaining bud points can develop healthily.

2. Pruning branches: Pruning potted kumquat branches, removing some useless branches, such as dead old branches, overlapping branches, pests and diseases, and loosening over-dense branches and thinning over-dense branches can not only reduce nutrient consumption, but also make branches more evenly distributed, which is conducive to ventilation and light transmission and promote later growth.

3. Pruning: After the potted kumquat is pruned, it needs to be pruned according to the shape of the round-headed pagoda, which is conducive to maintaining a beautiful plant shape.

4. Prune the roots: Potted kumquat should be changed every 2-3 years. When changing the soil, you can trim the roots, cut off the old roots, remove the rotten roots and keep the healthy roots, which can promote the later growth.

Tip: in summer, that is, in July and August, you can also trim it. At this time, the residual flowers that have been completely thanked but still hanging on the branches will be cut off. This is more beneficial to its subsequent results. In addition, it is easy to get sick at this time, so we should observe more plants. Once a disease occurs, the diseased branches should be cut off immediately.