Growth stage pruning

Juvenile pruning

In the young stage of Lycium barbarum, proper pruning is helpful to plant formation

Pruning at the young stage is mainly to cut off the germinating buds and pick the heart. Picking the heart can increase the branches of Lycium barbarum and make its plant type fuller

Adult pruning

Pruning in the mature stage of Lycium barbarum is mainly to adjust the growth relationship between branches and stems, balance the tree potential, control the crown, update branches and so on, so as to make its growth more reasonable and plant type more perfect

Flowering pruning

Pruning during flowering is mainly for better results. Medlar usually blooms in summer and autumn. You can remove the flowers in summer, because the fruit quality is poor. You can remove the flowers to make it bear better fruit in autumn

Four seasons pruning

Pruning before winter

Before entering the winter, you can prune the medlar, mainly cutting off the fallen leaves and fruits, so that it presents a strong cold tree shape and has a good ornamental

Summer pruning

Pruning in summer is the key to the growth of Lycium barbarum fruit. In summer, through multiple topping, it can germinate branches and blossom and bear fruit normally. During pruning, the roots and excess buds of the plant shall be erased, and the branches on the upper layer of the crown shall be short cut, leaving 20cm, and the bare branches shall be cut off

Dormancy pruning

During the pruning of medlar, pruning can be carried out. When pruning, first cut off the sprouting branches, and then cut off the bare branches. Keep the strong branches in the crown, cut off the weak branches, cut the middle part short, and keep the fruiting branches in the lower part. The principle of pruning is to remove the old and keep the new, with a certain degree of density