How to prune kiwifruit? Pruning time and technology

Kiwi pruning time

Kiwifruit grows fast, so it must be pruned in both winter and summer to increase its yield. Kiwifruit pruning is generally divided into growing season pruning and winter pruning. The time for winter pruning is around mid-to-late December.

Spring pruning should be done 7 to 10 days after the kiwifruit trees shed their leaves in January. Pruning the kiwifruit trees too early will not complete the nutrient return, while pruning too late will easily affect the wound flow. The climate is relatively warm at this time, and the wounds can recover quickly after pruning.

Kiwi fruit pruning method

1. When pruning kiwifruit, you should cut off diseased and weak branches and keep good branches. This will ensure that the kiwifruit tree has the ability to bear fruit while also having good growth. Winter pruning mainly involves selecting fruiting branches, ensuring the quantity and quality of flower buds, and distributing them evenly on the branches.

2. When pruning, pay attention to leaving 1.5-2 fruiting mother branches per square meter, leaving 30-35 fruiting buds, or properly pruning the fruiting mother branches. Reasonable bud retention can ensure the quality of flower buds in the next year and reduce nutrient consumption, thereby increasing the amount of fruit.

3. After pruning the kiwi fruit, the branches need to be tied up. The recommended time for tying is early February each year. It is difficult to evenly distribute the branches by pruning alone, and the branches may grow upward in all directions as they grow.