Two-year-old seedlings cannot be cut down after being planted in 1 year. For example, plants planted in autumn germinate in the following spring, but those planted in early spring often germinate in early summer. The branches extracted from the terminal buds extend vertically to become the central trunk and its extended branches, which are bound by vertical columns to make them stand upright and be broken by the wind. Under them, 3~5 new branches are extracted from axillary buds about 60~70 cm high on the ground, which extend forward as three main branches, and the rest can be removed to make water and keep moisture.
In the second and third years, the terminal bud of the trunk, which is still the center, continues to elongate upward. The top of the three main branches left last year is 1, which is about 60~70 cm away from the bottom of the branches below the terminal bud this year. There are still three main branches below the terminal bud this year, but they are developing in three directions, only staggered in the space of the three main branches at 1 floor. Each branch whose main branch extends outward should have a lateral bud branch, because the lateral bud branch of loquat is often much longer than the terminal bud branch and inclined outward. Except the extension branch is the main branch of the first floor, other side branches can be selected as side branches, but the main branch is about 60~70 cm away from the central trunk, and these preparatory branches should be planted. Attention should be paid to the relationship between the three main branches and the auxiliary branches in the same layer. If all the auxiliary branches stay on the left side of the main branch, one main branch can't stay on the right side, otherwise it is easy to stagger.
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After the fourth year, continue to extend and select a layer of main branches according to the above method every year, and select auxiliary main branches on each main branch; If 1 secondary main branch is on the left, the secondary main branch is on the right and the tertiary main branch is on the left. Cultivate lateral branches on the main branches and auxiliary main branches until the crown reaches the required number of layers, ranging from 5-6 to 8-9.
? So much for the annual pruning of loquat trees. I hope I can help you. Thank you for reading!