Apricot trees can be pruned all year round, but the points of pruning are different in different seasons, and plastic pruning is mainly carried out in winter. According to different plant spacing, suitable tree types (natural happy, free spindle, small crown and sparse layer, natural round head, delayed happy, unilateral, V-shaped, etc. ) should be selected.

The key points of apricot pruning in summer are: thinning (cutting off from the base) the vertical branches, over-dense branches, overlapping branches, cross branches and back pests and diseases, improving the illumination in the crown and promoting the differentiation of flower buds. Pruning in summer should be based on thinning branches, and shortcuts should be taken as little as possible.