Christmas cactus pruning

1. Pruning during the growing season

Christmas cactus has a strong growth ability, so many leaves will grow on the plant. The denser leaves must be cut off. If not trimmed, it will affect the growth and appearance.

2. Pruning during the budding period

After it grows flower buds, if there are too many buds, some of them need to be trimmed off appropriately, otherwise they will consume nutrients and not bloom.

3. Pruning after flowering

The plant should be pruned promptly after it has finished flowering. The withered flowers should be removed in time, and 2-3 flowering nodes should also be removed. In addition, if you find dry and yellow leaves, you need to cut them off immediately.

4. Other pruning

After the Christmas cactus has grown for about 3-5 years, it needs a major pruning, which requires cutting off the old stems, dead leaves and some weak nodes on the plant. If you want to prune diseased stems and leaves, prune first and then apply drug treatment.

5. Notes

In order to allow the plants to recover faster after pruning, it is best to disinfect the utility knife before use, otherwise the incision will become infected and the recovery time will be slowed down.