How to prune red leaf Photinia

When to prune Photinia

The pruning time for Photinia fraseri is generally suitable for early spring, early summer, early autumn, or before new buds sprout and in the late stage of new bud growth. The temperature at this time is very suitable and can help it quickly resume normal growth.

Photinia fraseri pruning

When pruning Photinia fraseri, you need to trim off the excess branches so that its crown can be more round and look more delicate, which can enhance its ornamental value.

Choose a strong, lush Photinia plant, cut the top of the plant flat, then leave the surrounding side branches at an appropriate length and cut them flat to promote the growth of new branches. After the new branches sprout, they can be cultivated to grow into the desired cubic shape.

During the seedling stage of Photinia fraseri, topping is necessary to promote the growth of more lateral branches. After the second topping, the branches on the upper part of the crown grow vigorously and must be heavily pruned. The branches on the sides should be lightly pruned, and the overgrown branches should be removed immediately to make the overall crown close to the middle and gradually embrace each other. After light pruning and shaping, it becomes a ball.

Photinia fraseri pruning tips

Before pruning the single-pole tree of Photinia fraseri, first select a main trunk, and use the main trunk as the main basis for retaining and removing side branches, and remove side branches about half a meter from the ground. What needs to be noted during pruning is that the crown should be adjusted immediately after each pruning of the side branches.

In order for Photinia to achieve a cylindrical shape, there must be a sufficient foundation to trim it. Each time you trim it, you must control the curvature and height of the shape, so that the trimming will be more beautiful.

From the end of February to the beginning of March of the third year, according to the requirement of stem height of about 1.5 meters, the side branches of Photinia need to be pruned and the upper main shoot should be topped to promote the side branches to form a crown. Generally, 3 to 4 side branches are required. After the first topping, if there are still not 3 to 4 side branches, the second topping should be carried out after the main shoot grows 30 to 40 centimeters.

Photinia fraseri pruning precautions

When pruning the branches of Photinia fraseri, do not get too close to its new buds, so as not to affect the growth of the new buds of the plant and make it grow poorly. Also avoid pruning on rainy days.