1、 Pruning during growth

The growth ability of crab claw orchid is very strong, so many leaves will grow on the plant. The thicker leaves should be cut off. If they are not trimmed, it will affect the growth and beauty

2、 Budding pruning

When it grows flower buds, if the flower buds grow more, it needs to be properly trimmed off, otherwise it will consume nutrients and not bloom

3、 Pruning after flowering

After flowering, the plant should be trimmed in time. The broken flowers should be cut off in time, and the flowering stem nodes should also be cut off by 2-3 sections. In addition, the dried and yellow leaves also need to be cut off immediately after they are found

4、 Other trim

When the crab claw grows for about 3-5 years, it needs a major pruning. The old stems, dead leaves and some weak stem nodes on the plant need to be cut off. If you want to trim the diseased stems and leaves, you should trim them first and then carry out drug treatment

5、 Precautions

In order to make the plant recover faster after pruning, it is best to use the tool knife after disinfection, otherwise the incision will be infected and the recovery time will be slow