The purpose of pruning Xifu Begonia

Young trees bloom early

A very important goal of pruning Xifu Begonia is to make it bloom early, which can prolong the flowering period of Xifu Begonia. When pruning Xifu Begonia, early maturing varieties can be picked for many times to make the plant take shape as soon as possible, expand the crown and blossom as soon as possible. For the varieties with vigorous growth, the young trees can be lightly cut and put slowly to make them bloom earlier

Improve light

Pruning can improve the ventilation and light transmission conditions of Xifu Begonia plants, so that Xifu Begonia can get sufficient light and grow better

Improve nutrition

Pruning can improve the metabolic capacity of Xifu Begonia and make its nutrition distribution more reasonable

Pruning method of Xifu Begonia

When pruning Xifu Begonia, it mostly adopts the shape of leader stem

After the seedlings of Xifu Begonia survive, they can be cut in winter in the first year, and the plants of Xifu Begonia can be cut short and retained for about 1 meter. In the second year, keep 3 or 5 branches as the main branches in the growing season, and cut off all the other branches. In winter, cut the selected branches short. The length can be determined according to the growth of the plant, but the outer buds or side buds need to be kept at the cut. When winter pruning is carried out in the third year of growth, side branches shall be selected on the main branches, the side branches can be short cut, and the outer buds or side buds shall be retained at the cutting mouth. Then, by analogy, a certain number of lateral branches are retained year by year

Precautions for pruning Xifu Begonia

When pruning Xifu Begonia, the worthless long branches and thin branches can be cut off every year, and the rest of the long branches can be cut short

When the plant of Xifu Begonia enters the aging state, some larger branches can be cut off, which can make the branches retract. During the growth period, the new branches need to cut off the thin branches. In addition to retaining the branches with strong growth and appropriate direction, the aging branches can be cut off< span>