First, how to prune camellia to improve its ornamental value.
In the cultivation methods of camellia, the importance of pruning has been mentioned, because pruning can make the shape and crown look beautiful and improve the ornamental value of plants. As for how to prune camellia, according to different varieties, the pruning methods are also very different. The following are the pruning methods and precautions for potted camellia. Next, let's look down.
Second, camellia pruning methods and matters needing attention
(1) Camellia Pruning Time
According to the growth habit of camellia, the best pruning time is generally about one month before the new buds sprout, probably around the Spring Festival. Guangdong, Yunnan, Jiangxi and other southern places can choose to prune about 20 days before the Spring Festival (that is, around the middle of the solar calendar 1 year); Low-altitude areas in the Yangtze River basin can be pruned before and after the Spring Festival.
(2) Pruning methods of different varieties of camellia.
According to the two purposes of pruning (beauty and health) and the characteristics of different varieties, different pruning methods are adopted for camellia: fast-growing camellia, slow-growing camellia and camellia with insufficient height. The specific method is as follows:
1, fast-growing camellia pruning
For the pruning of fast-growing camellia varieties, such as Hongluzhen, Dongfang Liang, Dazhusha, etc., the height of 1/3 should be pruned from the top, and the weak branches in the middle that block the light from the roots should be cut off. After pruning, the growth rate of this camellia will be obviously accelerated in the second year, forming a beautiful crown.
2. Pruning of slow-growing camellia
For the pruning of slow-growing camellia varieties, such as Yuanyang Fengkou, White Swan, Peony, etc., we only need to cut off the branches that grow too fast and affect the appearance, so as to keep them consistent with other branches. In addition, the weak branches of diseased branches should also be pruned, and the terminal buds or buds of healthy branches without pruning should be erased to promote their bifurcation and keep the growth rate consistent with that of pruned branches.
3. Prune camellia with insufficient height
For five-color camellia varieties with soft branches, too large crown and insufficient height, the side branches below the bifurcation point of the main stem should be cut off and the crown pair should be trimmed.
(3) leaf picking treatment
How to trim camellias? After completing the above steps, you need to pick the leaves accordingly, which is conducive to its better growth. After our careful pruning, camellia grew more rapidly in the second year, and the shape after growth was very beautiful.
(4) Precautions for Pruning Camellia
1, need fertilization after pruning.
During the period from the pruning of camellia to the germination of new buds, it is best to apply compound fertilizer mainly containing nitrogen fertilizer, and spray foliar fertilizer again when new buds germinate. After doing this, camellia can sprout more vigorously in spring.
2, pruning should not be too early or too late.
Pruning should not be too early or too late, whether in the southern region or in the low altitude areas of the Yangtze River basin. The reason for this is that it is too cold to prune plants early, and the new buds of camellia will consume a lot of nutrients too late, which will lead to serious growth in that year.