Apricot is a kind of flower, also called apricot, which belongs to Luanshuke. Its pulp and nuts are edible. Apricot flowers are solitary with open leaves and white or reddish petals. They are famous ornamental trees in China. Apricot trees can be planted in front of courtyards, corners, roadsides and watersides, or in groups or on hillsides and watersides. It is the main ornamental tree species in spring.

Every year from March to April, apricot blossom festivals are held in various places, which provide a good place for tourists to hike, have an outing and take photos. Apricot flower is an ancient flower and tree, which was recorded in Guanzi, which came out hundreds of years BC. So it has been cultivated in China for at least two or three thousand years. It is regarded as the city flower of Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province.

Plastic trimming

Summer pruning is a normal technical measure in modern fruit tree cultivation. Summer pruning combined with winter pruning can effectively maintain the economic fruit life of apricot trees. Pruning young apricot trees in summer can accelerate crown formation and bear fruit early. Pruning adult trees in summer can improve ventilation and light transmission, reduce ineffective consumption of assimilates and improve fruit quality.

Before fruit picking, leave 15-20 leaves for core picking of new shoots, and leave 3-5 leaves for repeated core picking of later germination. After the fruit is picked, the drooping branches, cross branches and overlapping branches should be properly retracted to make the crown ventilated and light-permeable, but not excessively pruned, so as to prevent the tree from weakening or sprouting too many new branches due to cutting stimulation.