How to prune the weeping begonia

Seasonal requirements for pruning weeping crabapple

The main pruning seasons for weeping crabapples are spring and summer. Pruning is done once in spring before the plants sprout, cutting off the tops of last year's branches. The remaining parts are used to promote branch growth and increase the number of flowers. In addition, be sure to prune dense and weak branches in time to promote ventilation and light. A second pruning is done before flowering in summer, mainly to shape the plant and remove young fruits.

Round pruning method

As we all know, the weeping crabapple needs to be heavily pruned in winter, and then until the spring of the following year, the newly grown branches need to be topped off, leaving more than ten centimeters to promote top branching and prepare for the next round of flowering. Cut off all other branches. In early summer of June, the branches that grow after the first pruning should be pruned a second time, and the inflorescences should be cut off to promote the growth of axillary buds, which will become the second flowering branches. After that, in July, the first flowers will be pruned to sprout third flowers. Similarly, in August, the second flowers will bloom and sprout fourth flowers.

The branches of the weeping crabapple grow quickly and tend to grow in tangled clusters, with a mainly natural and open shape.

Pruning of the weeping begonia

The pruning and shaping of weeping crabapple includes trunk shaping and pruning for growing larger seedlings. When the former is used for transplantation and pruning, the main trunk is generally left and some of the side branches that have deviated from the growth are cut off. In addition, it should be noted that weak branches are lower and thick branches are higher, and the main and side branches are distributed reasonably and staggered. The latter means cutting off diseased and insect-infested branches and dead branches to avoid excessive density of branches and promote germination. In addition, we must follow the principle of strong pruning of weak branches and weak pruning of strong branches.