The first fruiting tree of Hongyang kiwifruit refers to the period from the beginning of fruiting to a large number of fruiting after the young age, generally 2-3 years after the young age, that is, the 3-4 years after Hongyang kiwifruit is married and planted.

The tasks of shaping and pruning in this period are: expanding the crown continuously, improving the skeleton structure of the main side vines of the tree, inducing strong branches and strong vines by using technical measures such as heavy and short cutting at the base and bud carving, and focusing on cultivating fruiting mother branches and vines. In the last year of the first fruit period, the crown basically formed. At this time, because there are still few fruits, the tree body load is light and the tree potential is still high, so this period must be strong. While continuing to cultivate fruiting mother branches and vines, the strong branches and vines other than skeleton branches and vines should be given priority to slow release and light cutting, so as to maintain vigorous vegetative growth, promote the formation of a large number of flower buds, realize the organic balance between vegetative growth and reproductive growth, and stabilize the tree potential, laying the necessary foundation for entering the full fruit period as soon as possible.