When pruning hawthorn trees, attention should be paid to pruning in spring, removing the heart in summer, promoting fruit in autumn and dewatering and shaping in winter. Pruning in spring mainly promotes the growth of branches, pruning in summer mainly promotes the formation of flower buds, pruning in autumn mainly promotes the growth of fruits by cutting off miscellaneous branches, and pruning in winter.

Pruning method of hawthorn tree 1, pruning in spring

The pruning of hawthorn tree in spring mainly focuses on pruning its branches left in winter, and appropriate pruning operations are carried out to promote the growth and development of its branches. Pruning some branches properly can effectively promote the growth of plants and make them grow more new branches and leaves.

2. Pick the heart in summer

In summer, the hawthorn tree should be cored, that is, the bud points with the forefront and fastest growth of its branches should be cut off to promote it to sprout more branches and lateral branches, and appropriate girdling can promote the formation of flower buds and preserve the nutrients of branches.

3. Promote autumn fruits

Pruning hawthorn trees in autumn is not based on core removal, but on cutting off those flowers and weak fruits in time, cutting off unqualified branches and flowers, and saving more nutrients for the results to ensure the quality of the final results. But autumn scissors, like spring scissors, can't be cut too much, and can't be cut too much.

4, thinning in winter

Pruning in winter is mainly to cut off branches that are too dense and lush in the crown, cut off overlapping branches, cross branches, long branches, cross branches and other branches that affect the permeability of the whole crown, and cut off residual flowers, rotten fruits, dead branches and diseased leaves together to play a role in thinning branches and transmitting light.