As the saying goes, when you are three years old, when you are seven years old, when you are young, the five colored plum doesn't need to be well maintained and pruned. When you grow up, there are many disordered branches, just like the old demon of Montenegro.
When the seedling grows to about 10 cm high, it will be decapitated to promote its germination and branching from the base, and keep 3-5 branches as the main branch. When the main branch grows to a certain length, it will be decapitated to make the growth of the main branch balanced.
After the plant is established, the branches will continue to grow. The branches should be often thinned and shortened to maintain the round head plant type. At this time, the five-color plum is the same as seven years old. It depends on the age. If you don't manage the growing period well, you will regret not pruning well when it comes to flowering.
At the seedling stage, the main way is to take care of the heart. The main branch in the upper part first picks the center, the main branch in the lower part then prunes. When the upper main branch picks the center, the number of branches is slightly more than that of the lower main branch, so that the branches grow evenly and form a round head shape.
After the plant is formed, with the continuous growth of the branches, the branches should be often thinned and shortened later. Combine with basin changing every spring to cut off the over dense branches, thin branches, Cross branches and disease and insect branches from the base. According to the growth situation, 2-4 shoots were cut short. Cut off the flowers in time after flowering to avoid nutrient consumption.
In addition, it should be noted that those top branches that are picked at the seedling stage can leave cuttings, which is a pity to discard. Although most of the pruning branches in the growing period are delicate, they have slightly healthy branches. They can also leave cuttings, throw a small sesame and pick up a big watermelon.
