Young kumquat trees should be cut lightly. Generally, only long branches, dead branches, pest branches and sprouting branches are cut off.

2. Old branches

After kumquat enters the full fruit stage, the old branches outside the crown can be cut off from the base to restore the tree vigor.

3. Green branches

When kumquat is full of fruit, the new buds germinated in that year are generally not long, except for long branches. Some send 2 ~ 3 branches at the same position at the top, with different lengths. For this kind of branches at the same level, we can use the method of removing the strong and retaining the weak, and delete some of them. Soft branches that have not reached lignification in winter can be cut off from the base.

4. Apprentice

The long branches of kumquat grow on the backbone branches, which can reach more than 1 m and have thorns. Long branches are often exposed in the middle and lower parts, and the top of branches at 1/3 often germinates into broom branches, which not only disturbs the tree shape, but also covers other branches. Long branches should be cut off from the base, except for the part that must be reserved to supplement the crown vacancy, it is best to erase them in time when the buds or branches are young, so as not to consume nutrients.

5. Results

The fruiting branches of kumquat are still green thick branches because of the developed conduction tissue, and the short branches do not need to be cut short, so the dense weak branches can be thinned out.

6. Dead branches

Such branches should taper from the base. Dense transverse branches are thinly cut around the branches, and those with vacancies can be appropriately retracted.

Extended data

Summer is hot and humid, which is the season with the most pests and diseases in citrus. During this period, if the pest control is not effective, it will seriously affect the cultivation of young branches and shoots of citrus, affect the development of young fruits of fruiting trees, and even cause a large number of fruit drops. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen pest control in summer.

It is required that the soil layer is deep (60㎝) and fertile; The ph value of the soil is 5.5-7.0; The slope of the orchard is less than 25 degrees. When planning a garden, there should be necessary roads, irrigation and drainage, water storage and ancillary building facilities. In terms of specific planning, we should concentrate on one place as much as possible and build gardens in places with good traffic and water conditions.