1, kumquat pruning young trees, mainly light pruning, generally only need to prune long branches and dead branches and diseased branches.

2. When kumquat prunes the old branches, it is necessary to cut off the old branches outside the crown. These old branches have lost their ability to bear fruit and can be cut off from the base.

3. When pruning the green branches of kumquat, it is generally necessary to leave the strong and the weak, and 2-3 branches will grow at the same top, which can be appropriately thinned.

4. When kumquat prunes the overgrown branches, it must be cut off, because the overgrown branches are too long, which will not only affect the growth of other sparse branches, but also make the overgrown branches bare and easy to grow into broom branches. Therefore, when trimming, it can generally be cut off from the base.

5, kumquat pruning fruiting branches, generally pruning dense branches and weak flower branches; Pruning dead and diseased branches of kumquat should start from the base.

6. Dried kumquat. Generally, kumquat seedlings that are not pruned are pruned and dried. Cut the seedlings to a height of 30cm, leaving 4-5 branches as main branches, and the rest can be cut off. After the branches grow out, they can be pruned for the second and third time.

Extended data

Talking about the maintenance skills of kumquat;

1. Kumquat is propagated by grafting. Rootstock is orange, lime or seeding. Grafting methods include branch grafting, bud grafting and butt grafting, branch grafting and cutting grafting, which are generally carried out in March-April in spring. Bud grafting is carried out from June to September, and potted plants are generally carried out from April to July.

2. Moderate light: Kumquat likes a warm and humid climate with plenty of sunshine, and should be kept in a sunny place when it is maintained. If the light is insufficient and the environment is dark, it will often lead to long branches and leaves and few flowers and fruits. Because kumquat likes cool climate in summer, or the intensity of sunshine is high in summer, it is better to put it in the shade at this time.

3. It is not suitable for freezing at room temperature in winter. If the room temperature is too high, the plant can't fully sleep, and the growth is weak in the second year, and it is easy to drop flowers and buds.

4. Kumquat likes fertilizer, and it is appropriate to use mixed culture soil with 4 parts of humus soil, 5 parts of sandy soil and cake fertilizer 1 part for potted plants. When changing pots, apply hoof pieces or decomposed cake fertilizer as base fertilizer at the bottom of pots. From the beginning of new bud germination to before flowering, decomposed thin sauce residue water can be applied once every 7 ~ 10 days, and alum fertilizer water can be alternately poured several times.

(Reference:

Baidu Encyclopedia: Kumquat)