When is the best time to prune Schisandra chinensis

Pruning effect of Schisandra chinensis

If you want to achieve high and stable yields of Schisandra chinensis, you need to do pruning. This can reduce nutrient consumption and concentrate nutrients on the growth of new branches. It can also enhance the ventilation and light transmittance inside the tree and improve the quality of the fruit.

Schisandra pruning time

Schisandra can be pruned in spring, summer and autumn. The most important thing is summer pruning, which will affect the quality and yield of the fruit. If it is not pruned in summer, the branches on the frame will compete for growth, become tangled and entangled with each other, which is not conducive to pollination and the yield will decrease year by year.

How many times should Schisandra be pruned?

Schisandra needs to be pruned three times a year, once in each season except winter. In addition, Schisandra is generally propagated by cuttings in May every year.

Schisandra chinensis pruning method

1. Spring pruning: Schisandra chinensis branches can be pruned once before they sprout, cutting off dense fruit branches, dead branches, diseased and old branches to reduce nutrient consumption. After pruning, the branches will be moderately dense and the ornamental value will be improved.

2. Summer pruning: The time for summer pruning of Schisandra chinensis is generally from May to August. At this time, the main work is to prune basal branches, internal branches, overlapping branches, diseased and insect-infested branches, etc. At the same time, the dense and crossed new branches also need to be shortened and thinned. Summer pruning is appropriate, and light pruning or no pruning is required in autumn.

3. Autumn pruning: Autumn pruning of Schisandra chinensis is mainly done after the leaves fall, mainly to cut off the basal branches grown after summer pruning, to reduce nutrient consumption and allow it to survive the winter smoothly.

Schisandra chinensis pruning precautions

There are dead branches, diseased branches and weak branches on Schisandra chinensis, which need to be pruned in time, and the overgrown branches should be shortened. If there are branches that grow too densely, they also need to be thinned out appropriately. In spring, you can pinch the branches appropriately to promote the growth of more side branches and thus more flowers.