In the process of pruning rubber trees, the most important thing is to clean the buds, cut off the redundant buds, leaving only the top 3 ~ 4 buds, and then prune rubber trees with vigorous branches. Redundant lateral branches can be pruned in summer to reduce the consumption of nutrients, and twigs, diseased branches and vigorous branches should be cut off in winter.

Pruning time of rubber tree

Rubber trees need pruning many times a year. Pruning is best in the Yellow River basin from early to mid-May every year, and it can be carried out as early as April in the Yangtze River basin, which is beneficial to the development of rubber trees. Proper pruning can control the height of rubber trees and make them more beautiful.

Rubber tree pruning method

1, shoot pruning

In the process of pruning rubber trees, the most important thing is to wipe the buds and cut off the redundant buds, leaving only the top 3 ~ 4 buds, and then topping and cutting off the rubber trees with vigorous branches to keep them in a good tree shape.

2, summer pruning

Rubber trees are suitable for pruning in summer and controlling tree shape. At this time, the redundant lateral branches of rubber trees will be pruned. Too strong branches will consume too much nutrients, so strong branches should be pruned, leaving weak branches for them to grow.

3. A lot of shearing in winter

In addition to pruning in summer, rubber trees should be pruned again in winter. For vigorous rubber trees, it is necessary to prune again, cut off vigorous branches to help them survive the winter better, and prune weak and sick old branches at the same time, leaving healthy branches to grow normally.

4. Dressing and shaping

In addition to pruning in winter and summer, rubber trees should be pruned in time in daily maintenance to maintain a good tree shape. Before pruning, you can design a beautiful shape, and then cut off the branches that don't conform to its shape to make it more ornamental.