1. Pruning time

Summer is its vigorous growth period, so it is easy to cause the phenomenon of overgrowth. At this time, it is necessary to prune it properly. After the flowering period, when gardenia is about to enter the dormancy period, it also needs to be pruned. Therefore, there are two pruning periods for Gardenia: one is between May and July in summer, and the other is before and after December, which is about to pass the winter

2. Growth period

After budding and before the new branches stop growing, the workload is small, mainly light cutting, which can avoid the new branches growing too fast. We can also cut some of the flower branches at the top to promote the development of lateral branches and provide conditions for the formation of flower buds in the later stage. When it enters the stage of vigorous growth, it is necessary to properly trim the messy partially overlapping flower branches, parallel branches, malnourished thin branches, Cross branches, etc., so as to ensure that the remaining healthy branches can get sufficient nutrients

3. During dormancy

(1) Short cut: cut off the annual flower branches, which can adjust the relationship between growth and fruit. A slight short cut is adopted for the young plant, while a heavy short cut is adopted for the sick and weak branches on the adult plant to stimulate the germination and growth of lateral buds after overwintering

(2) Thinning branches: cut the branches on the crown from the base of the branches. Some dead branches, pest branches, unwanted drooping branches, Cross branches and overlapping branches need to be cut off. After cutting, it will improve the exposure of sunlight and be conducive to the growth of plants

(3) Retraction: it is a method of shortening flower branches. It is aimed at the flower branches that are two years old or more. They shall be appropriately shortened to adjust the plant balance