1. Pruning purpose

Generally speaking, gardenia is pruned in spring, but this does not mean that gardenia cannot be pruned in winter. According to the living habits of gardenia, we can carry out this operation in two stages. The first is in May, June and July, and the second stage is winter. However, because there are differences between the South and the north, the South can not provide heating, so we'd better trim it in January and February. In the north, we can trim it often, but the amount of trimming each time can't be too much

Why do we have to prune in winter? There are two main reasons. The first is to prevent it from growing white and control its height. The second is to promote its all-round growth, because if the top is not removed, gardenia will grow at the top all the time, and the lateral branches will grow slowly. It is also difficult to bloom the next year. Of course, this is also to cut off bad branches so that they can form good plants

2. Pruning method

In fact, you should pay attention to pruning. Don't cut too much each time. Just remove the top leaves. As for the number, only two or three pairs are needed. In addition, there are some points to pay attention to. If it grows very vigorously, but there are branches with poor direction and poor growth, these bad branches should also be cut off appropriately. Of course, if the branches wither, some are damaged by insects, and overlapping branches should be cut off. Gardenia doesn't bloom in winter, so we don't have to cut off the flowers, but we need to do this in summer. In addition to these methods, we can also cut off a small part of annual branches in winter, which can make the next year blossom ahead of schedule. For those branches that have grown for two or three years, we can appropriately cut them short. In the process of cutting, we must pay attention to bud eyes, so that they can fix their shape< span>