Basic techniques of pruning

When pruning lemons, there are mainly pruning techniques such as picking the heart, cutting short, thinning branches, retracting, twisting the tip, wiping buds, sawing the main branches and cutting roots

Picking the heart refers to removing the top part of the new branches that have not stopped growing in the growing season of lemon; Shortening refers to cutting a part of the annual new shoot or perennial branch of lemon; Thinning refers to cutting some branches of lemon from the base; Retraction refers to cutting the tip of the perennial branches of lemon to retract them; Twisting the tip refers to pinching some branches of lemon from 3 ~ 5cm of the base with hands, and rotating and twisting them greatly or downward; Wiping out buds refers to wiping out the buds when the new shoots of lemon grow to 1-2cm in summer and autumn; Sawing the main branch is to use a pruning saw to cut the lemon from the base of the large branch that disturbs the tree shape; Root cutting mainly refers to cutting off the large and lateral roots of lemon

Various periods of pruning

In fact, lemon can be pruned all year round, but the method and purpose are different

Pruning in the growth stagnation period mainly refers to winter. Pruning is mainly after the fruit period. In areas with high temperature, you can clean up dead leaves and diseased leaves while pruning, and in areas with low temperature, you can delay pruning until spring

Pruning during growth, mainly summer pruning and flowering pruning. Pruning in summer is mainly to wipe buds, pick hearts and cut short, which can control the growth of branches and promote the development of fruits. Pruning during flowering is mainly to cut off some flower branches. Generally, flower branches without leaves need to be cut off, which can reduce the consumption of nutrients. When pruning during the growth period, we should mainly pay attention to disinfection after pruning to avoid causing diseases and pests