Heavy shear

Bauhinia has strong adaptability. Under normal growth conditions, the main and side branches of trees planted for more than 5 years will become very dense, including many old branches that have begun to lose their regeneration ability. At this time, the old branches must be cut off by re cutting, so as to adjust the branch space and promote the growth of new branches

Sparse shear

It is usually trimmed once a year after the Bauhinia leaves and before germination. According to the age and growth status of the main branches, the aging big branches and Cross branches are removed to make the remaining main branches evenly distributed and moderately thick

During winter pruning, the worthless branches, such as dead branches, short branches, Cross branches, etc., shall be sparsely cut at any time to promote them to better extract new branches

Short cut

It is mostly used for pruning in summer. After entering the flowering period, cut short or pick the heart in time. When the flowers fall behind, cut off the residual flowers and pods, so as not to consume nutrition and affect plant growth and flower bud differentiation

Shaping method

Tree selection

The natural crown of Bauhinia is open. Because of its strong germination and tillering ability, its branches grow fast and are easy to grow in disorder. It is often used for shrub cultivation

Shrubby plastic surgery

Generally, 3-5 trunks are left, which shall be reasonably distributed. The trunks shall be cut off from the ground to promote branching. In spring, it is necessary to wipe the buds properly. Each trunk retains about 3 or 4 branches as the first layer of lateral branches. When pruning during dormancy, it can form a basic skeleton. If there are few branches, short cutting can also be carried out in early spring to promote branching, or secondary branches can be promoted by coring and pruning to expand the crown

Arborous plastic surgery

For arbor like pruning, the thickest branches are generally determined as the trunk, and then cut short at 50-80cm to cultivate secondary and tertiary main branches. After 2-3 years of pruning, the arbor shaped skeleton can be gradually determined to form a plump and dense canopy. After drying, prune in the dormancy period. After cutting off the withered, diseased, juxtaposed, endogenous and Cross branches, retain some strong sprouting branches, which can be used to renew and rejuvenate the tree potential. Cut off the rest of the root sprouting branches. It should be noted that during pruning, protect the strong flowering old branches and retract some long branches