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How to prune Begonia

Saul Goodman
2020-08-31 11:00:03
Pruning in spring: when Begonia flowers sprout in spring, the dead branches, weak branches, disease and insect branches, Cross branches, stacked branches and excessive branches of Begonia flowers shall be cut to promote the growth of new buds. Pruning after flowering: prune the branches and leaves of Begonia flower two weeks after flowering, cut the crowded branches and protruding branches, and retain 3 to 4 buds from the base. Pruning after falling leaves: after falling leaves of Begonia flowers, in order to maintain nutrients in winter, redundant branches should also be cut.

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Spring pruning

In spring, Begonia flowers begin to sprout, which is a large amount of nutrients needed by Begonia flowers. To promote the growth of new buds, we need to cut off the dead branches, weak branches, disease and insect branches, Cross branches, stacked branches, excessive branches and so on. In order to increase the number of branches and ensure the uniqueness of flowers in the next year, we should cut off some long branches and leaves according to the needs of the shape of Begonia flowers.

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Pruning after fading

The growth period of different varieties of Begonia is different. According to the different flowering period of Begonia, prune the branches and leaves of Begonia in the two weeks after flowering. Cut the crowded branches and protruding branches. The long branch can be truncated to retain 3 to 4 buds from the base. In this way, the short branches forming flower buds are increased.

Chinese flowering crabapple

Pruning after falling leaves

After falling leaves, in order to better growth of Begonia flowers and maintain nutrients in winter next year, as in spring, the dead branches, weak branches, disease and insect branches, Cross branches, stacked branches, excessive branches, etc. of Begonia flowers should be cut off. At the same time, we should pay attention to keep the overall shape of Begonia flowers.

Chinese flowering crabapple

Notes on pruning Begonia

Be light when truncating

In the process of pruning Begonia flowers, it is necessary to shorten the branches one by one, so as to avoid repeated pruning affecting the number of flowering.

Leave branches according to space

The space occupied by different plant shapes is different. We should decide how many branches to cut and how many branches to streamline according to the size of the space

Chinese flowering crabapple

Trim after flower

After the flowering period of Begonia, the branches with leaves can be cut off to reduce the area of photosynthesis, so as to inhibit the growth of Begonia and reduce the consumption of nutrients. When pruning, be sure to be light.

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