As wolfberry trees grow, farmers often prune them. Although the principles of pruning are basically the same, different pruning methods are written in different places at different growth stages. This article details how to prune goji berries at different stages and how to prune a goji tree. Let’s take a look below.

1. Update the fruiting branch group

The trunk of the wolfberry tree is relatively thin, and the fruiting will bend and droop after one or two years. Once this phenomenon occurs, it means that the fruiting ability of the wolfberry tree will decrease, and the fruiting branch group needs to be renewed and rejuvenated. Generally speaking, it means leaving three to five centimeters of branches, cutting off excess branches, and then when the branches sprout in spring, select a strong bud to pick and cultivate new fruiting branches. This ensures it doesn't happen.

2. Thinning branches

Thinning branches refers to cutting off some dead branches and branches damaged by diseases and insect pests, and thinning out some dense fruit-bearing branches to improve the transparency of the branches. sex. When thinning branches, you usually cut off weak branches and shady branches first, and then build up the back and middle branches of the fruit tree. If there are still some short distances after construction, you can also prune the side branches of the branches. The distance between branches should be kept at about five centimeters, and the remaining branches should be relatively strong branches to ensure the fruiting rate of the fruit tree.

3. Update the fruiting branches

The growth of the fruiting branches is different. Some fruit branches can only bear fruit once or have a relatively small number of fruits, and some fruit branches can bear fruit for two or more years. In this case, the thin, gray-brown branches should be shortened and new fruiting branches should be cultivated. This prevents excessive consumption of nutrients and increases the yield of the fruit tree.

4. Prune overgrown branches

In spring, when the climate slowly warms, rainfall will also increase. In this climate, the vitality of the wolfberry plant will be strong and the branches will be too long. Once this occurs, nutrient uptake by the shoots will be uneven and nutrient and fruit production will increase. Therefore, at this time, we should prune some branches that are too long. Because the branches of wolfberry are thin and weak, pruning the branches means shortening them appropriately to stabilize the extension direction of the branches, and then cultivate them into fruiting branches to avoid unnecessary consumption of nutrients. Pruning overgrown branches can expand the canopy area and increase the number of fruits produced by the goji berries.