When to prune orange trees

1. Time for pruning

The best time to prune orange trees is from after the fruits are picked in winter until before they sprout in spring. After pruning is completed, the wasted consumption of nutrients is reduced. If you add some nutrients to the plants, it will lay a good foundation for the next year.

2. Pruning methods

1. Remove some diseased and old branches first, and make sure to cut them all off from the base to ensure that they will grow better and better in the future.

2. Crossed branches and overgrown branches should be cut off from the base, but if the middle and lower part of the crown is relatively empty, they can be appropriately shortened.

3. If the top branches grow too long, they should be pinched off in time.

3. Notes

When pruning, you can decide the extent of pruning based on the number of fruits produced that year. If the number of fruits is small, you can increase the force when pruning and cut more fruit-bearing mother branches, which can reduce the number of flowers. If the number of fruits is relatively large, the degree of pruning can be reduced appropriately.