Seasonal requirements for Pruning Begonia

The main pruning seasons for Begonia are spring and summer. Pruning is done before the plant sprouts in spring, and the tops of last year’s branches are cut off. The remaining part is used to promote branch growth and increase the number of flowers. In addition, attention must be paid to pruning overly dense branches and weak branches in a timely manner to promote ventilation and light. Carry out secondary pruning before flowering in summer, mainly to trim the plant shape and cut off the young fruits.

Round pruning method

As we all know, the weeping crabapple needs a heavy pruning in winter, and then the newly grown branches need to be topping in the following spring to retain More than ten centimeters is enough to promote top branching to prepare for flowering rounds. Cut off all other branches. In early summer of June, the branches that have grown after the first pruning are pruned a second time to remove the inflorescences to promote the growth of axillary buds and turn them into secondary flowering branches. After that, prune the first-degree flowers in July and the third-degree flowers will sprout. Similarly, in August, the second-degree flowers will bloom and sprout fourth-degree flowers.

The branches of Weeping Begonia grow quickly and tend to become messy and cluttered. They are mainly of the naturally happy type.

Pruning and pruning of the cascading begonia

The pruning and shaping of the cascading begonia includes stem shaping and seedling pruning. When the former is used for transplantation and pruning, the main trunk is generally left and some side branches that have deviated from the growth are cut off. In addition, it should be noted that the weak branchlets are on the lower side, the thick branches are on the higher side, and the main and side branches are distributed reasonably and well-proportioned. The latter is to cut off diseased and insect-infested branches and dead branches to avoid excessive density of branches and promote germination. In addition, we must follow the principle of strong pruning of weak branches and weak pruning of strong branches.