1, light pruning is the main method of Zanthoxylum bungeanum in young tree period. Use sharp scissors to cut off thick and thin branches, not others, in order to promote better ventilation inside peppers, accelerate plant growth and prepare for later flowering and fruiting. 2. The first fruit stage is mainly to cut off the diseased branches that grow too vigorously on the plant, so as to keep the plant in a healthy growth state and avoid the phenomenon that the diseased branches affect the normal growth of Zanthoxylum bungeanum and the fruit falls off. 3. Pruning Zanthoxylum bungeanum in full fruit stage needs to cut off the redundant branches to achieve the purpose of shaping, and carefully prune the branches in the crown to shorten the branches that can bear fruit and promote the better growth of Zanthoxylum bungeanum branches. 4. Old trees will enter the aging period after pruning peppers for more than 20 years. At this time, it is necessary to cut off withered and drooping branches to preserve nutrients for plants and promote the normal growth of roots. Pepper will become unhealthy if it is not pruned.