When pruning young trees of kumquat, it's mainly light pruning. Generally, it only needs to prune long branches, dead branches and sick branches.
When pruning the senescent branches of kumquat, the senescent branches on the outer side of the crown need to be cut off. These old branches have lost the ability to bear fruit and can be cut off from the base.
When pruning the green branches of kumquat, it is generally necessary to leave the strong to the weak, and grow 2-3 buds at the same apex, which can be properly thinned.
When pruning the extra long branches of kumquat, the extra long branches need to be cut off, because the extra long branches will not only affect the growth of other sparse branches, but also the lower part of the extra long branches itself is bare, and it is easy to grow into broomsticks. So when pruning, it can be cut from the base.
Prune the fruiting branch of kumquat, generally prune the dense branches and weak flower branches.
Prune dead and diseased branches of Kumquat from the base.
In general, the seedlings of Kumquat that have not been pruned are pruned and dried. Prune at the height of 30cm, keep 4 to 5 branches as main branches, and the rest can be pruned. After the branch grows, it can be pruned a second time and a third time.
For the phenomenon that the tree shape of Kumquat is askew, you can adjust the tree shape of Kumquat by pulling a rope or hanging a stone, so that its growth is more orderly, and the tree shape is round and full.
