Pruning Hippophae rhamnoides can balance the tree potential, improve the ventilation and light transmission conditions inside the plant, cultivate a large, stable and complete tree, and increase the yield.

Pruning time of seabuckthorn tree

The best pruning time of seabuckthorn is in winter dormancy period. If it is in the northeast, it should be trimmed around March once a year. Pruning and propagation of Hippophae rhamnoides are generally carried out in March-April in spring.

Pruning method of seabuckthorn tree

Seabuckthorn can be made into two shapes in the young tree stage. One is to make it appear in the shape of a shrub without trunk to promote the germination of lateral branches, mainly by cutting off some dead branches and branches that affect the growth of Hippophae rhamnoides, while keeping the original shape as much as possible.

The second is to trim the seabuckthorn into a trunk shape, mainly by cutting off the side branches and keeping the thick main branches. This modeling is mainly carried out on barren soil, and keeping the main branches in barren soil can make seabuckthorn grow well and improve its vitality.

Mature seabuckthorn trees have the ability to grow independently, so there is not much requirement for pruning period. When pruning, long branches, drooping branches and dead branches are mainly cut off. At this time, the purpose of pruning is to stabilize the crown, and the shape can be based on your own preferences, which can be mainly trunk, shrub state or other flying branches.

Matters needing attention in pruning seabuckthorn trees

In order to make Hippophae rhamnoides grow vigorously through pruning, it is necessary to consider comprehensively in the process of pruning and shaping, that is, the tree should bear fruit and grow to achieve high and stable yield year after year.

Under the condition of fertile soil, flat terrain and good drainage, cultivate a tree with large crown, less pruning and light and short cutting, and give full play to the characteristics of good tree shape, fast growth and many fruits. In areas with arid climate and poor soil, Hippophae rhamnoides L. grows slowly and has a small tree shape, so trees with small crown width or low shrubs should be used, and appropriate regrowing and reasonable pruning should be carried out to enhance the tree potential.