Pruning formula of kumquat tree

Pruning formula of kumquat tree: cut without cutting, cut without cutting inside, cut without weakening and cut without warping.

Cut or not: In addition to the dead branches, pests and diseases that must be cut off, the shading branches in the middle and upper parts of the crown should generally be cut off, and the middle and lower parts should be cut as little as possible to keep the upper part ventilated and transparent, and the lower part not dead and empty, thus increasing the bearing capacity of the inner cavity.

Cut outside but not inside: Under normal circumstances, most of the pruning of green leaves will cut off branches outside the crown, while only dead branches, diseased branches and severely weak branches will be cut off in the inner room, and normal green leaves will not be cut off as much as possible to maintain the largest leaf area in the inner room.

Cutting strong but not weak: when thinning the peripheral branches in the middle and upper part of the crown, it is usually thought that cutting off moderately weak branches and leaving strong branches is actually wrong. It is necessary to cut off the strong branches, keep the moderate branches, eliminate the strong and help the weak, control the excessive growth of nutrition, concentrate nutrition on the fruits of the moderate branches, and improve the yield.

When thinning the strong branches, special attention should be paid to timely thinning the "riding" branches in the sky sprouting from the latent buds on the main side branches. For the pruning of aging branches, after kumquat enters the peak of fruiting, it can cut off the aging branches outside the crown from the base and restore the tree vigor.

Cut and hang without warping: to update the fruiting branches, fruiting mother branches and fruiting branch groups in the crown, it is necessary to cut off the weak and drooping branches and keep all kinds of branches with growth potential, upward growth and warping on the fruiting branch groups.