Lemons can be pruned all year round, but they are usually pruned mainly in spring and recover quickly after pruning.

Prune the branches and leaves of potted lemon trees

When pruning lemons, there are mainly pruning methods such as coring, cutting short, thinning branches, retracting, twisting tips, wiping buds, sawing main branches and cutting roots.

In addition, the pruning of lemon in winter growth stagnation period is mainly to clean up dead leaves and diseased leaves, and pruning in growth period is mainly to wipe buds, pick cores and cut short. Pruning at flowering stage is mainly to cut off some flower branches, which can reduce the consumption of nutrients.

At the same time, when pruning potted lemons during growth, we should mainly pay attention to disinfection after pruning to avoid causing pests and diseases.

Lemon trees are pruned quickly.

The best time for pruning in winter is in spring, when cutting off dead branches, dead leaves and long branches can be beneficial to the growth of lemon fruit.

Pruning and flowering of lemon trees

Potted lemon tree buds are more energetic. Because summer shoots are not easy to produce autumn shoots, it is necessary to control summer shoots to supply nutrients and promote flowering.

Pruning lemon trees will bear many fruits.

Potted lemons are pruned by shaping, and limited nutrients are supplied to buds and leaves to induce more summer shoots. After pruning, there are many flowers and fruits.