If you want lotus mist to bear fruit, you must start with plastic pruning, post-fruit pruning, and winter pruning. In March, plastic pruning is carried out to shape the plant shape. In July, pruning is done after the fruit is harvested, and the branches are thinned out. A full pruning is done before winter to store enough nutrients for the plant to survive the winter. Methods for pruning lotus mist to achieve good results
1. Plastic pruning
If you want to ensure proper pruning results of lotus mist, you should generally prune it three times a year. Around that time, the first pruning was done in March of that year, when the plant had already emerged from its winter dormancy. The purpose of pruning at this time was to create a fluffy, huge and strong crown part and maintain the dense and regular structure of the crown. .
2. Post-fruit pruning
After fruiting, another pruning is required. This time pruning is around July, but it is not fixed. The main thing is to wait until the last batch. Pruning can only begin after the fruits are harvested. If the fruit is mature and harvested too late, it will be postponed to cultivate the next batch of fruiting branches.
3. Pruning in winter
During the creeping period, the last pruning work of the year is needed for the lotus tree. The pruning at this time is to prune and clean the branches. First, clean up the complex, diseased, old and old branches on the crown of the plant, and cut off all the new branches to prevent the plant's nutrients from being diverted and wasted, and to reserve enough nutrients for overwintering.
4. Pruning Principles
Pruning the branches of the lotus tree to promote fruiting is mainly to clean out the complicated branches that will take away too much nutrients but have no use on their own, so as to improve the growth of the plant. The fruits should be freed up to grow, but it should be noted that when diseased branches appear, they should be pruned immediately. Pruning for the prevention and control of diseases and pests is not fixed, and it is better to do it promptly and quickly.