How to prune willow-leaf peach

When to prune willow-leaf peach

Generally, there are two times to prune willow-leaf peach. The first is in early spring, when everything is growing and full of vitality. Even if the willow-leaf peach is pruned, it can quickly develop new branches and leaves and heal the wounds. It is the best time to cut and adjust branches and leaves.

The second is in summer, which is the rapid growth period of willow-leaf peach. Pruning willow-leaf peach at this time is mainly to adjust the nutrient distribution.

How to prune the branches of willow-leaf peach

Before the willow-leaf peach sprouts in spring, it can be pruned, mainly to remove dead branches, diseased branches, etc. If there are too dense branches, they need to be thinned out, leaving the strong and removing the weak, cutting off the suckers from the base, retaining 3 to 5 healthy main branches to form a multi-trunk tree shape.

In some cases, the willow-leaf peach has fewer side branches, the main branches are relatively strong, and the appearance is not beautiful. At this time, it is necessary to prune back and cut off part of the main branches to make the main branches and leaves shorter, thereby promoting the germination of side branches and achieving the overall effect of increasing the branches and leaves of the willow-leaf peach.

After the flowering period of the willow-leaf peach ends in autumn, it needs to be pruned. The withered flowers and useless branches need to be cut off in time, and then the plant should be shaped into a three-pronged nine-top shape. This will enable the willow-leaf peach to better obtain nutrients from the soil, increase its ornamental value, and make the willow-leaf peach grow more vigorously.

Pruning tips for willow-leaf peach

The willow-leaf peach has three leaves arranged in whorls, and is a typical three-pronged branching flowering shrub. That is, every time it is topped, three new branches grow from the stem node. By utilizing this branching characteristic, beautiful and elegant corollas can be cultivated, making it into a "three-pronged and nine-top" shape.

Willow-leaf peach grows fast when pruned

If you want the willow-leaf peach to grow fast, when young buds appear on the branches, you can judge the condition of the branches and leaves after the young buds become lignified based on the overall situation. In order to prevent too many branches and leaves from affecting ventilation and light transmission and disrupting the overall graceful posture of the plant, you can only wipe off the young buds.

Willowleaf peach pruning flowering

If you want the willow-leaf peach to bloom, if the plant has too many flower buds, the nutrition of the willow-leaf peach will not be concentrated, and it will not be able to meet the nutrition of all the flower buds. At this time, you need to remove the excess buds and flower buds to concentrate the nutrition, thereby making the flowers of the willow-leaf peach large and bright.

Precautions for pruning willow-leaf peach

Every time you prune the willow-leaf peach, be sure not to prune it on rainy days. After pruning, spray it with medicine and place it in a place with scattered light to allow the wounds left by pruning to heal faster.