Firethorn is often cut into balls to create a special view. When pruning, you can prune in March, April, June, July and September, October.
From March to April, the pruning is mainly to carry out strong pruning to keep the tree shape beautiful. During the pruning from June to July, you can cut off half of the branches and buds growing in Pyracantha fortuneana. From September to October, when pruning, you can cut the branches that are too long. Generally in about 2 years of growth, there are many short branches and flower buds on the long branches of the tree. It needs to be pruned to keep the base of the branches about 20cm. After several times of pruning, it can form a ball.
At ordinary times, we should pay attention to cutting off the branches which are too long and too dense to make them flourish.
The firethorn can make the shape of the hedge, so we need to pay attention to the intensity of pruning. If it is re cut, it will have a great impact on the results of the next year. However, this pruning, the third year when the results will be more
In the actual pruning, we need to determine the strength of pruning according to the tree's position.
Pyracantha is a fruit plant. When pruning, no matter what shape, the fruit is very important. Pyracantha will grow flower buds in May. If it is pruned in winter, it is easy to cut off the flower buds, so it is better to prune it after June. It can cut off the long branches, facilitate the germination of new branches, and let the flower season produce flower buds on the new branches.
When pruning the fruiting branch of Pyracantha fortuneana, a certain number of buds should be kept. After the fruit is bearing, it can be pruned again to make the fruit expand and have a good color. When pruning flowers, it is mainly for thinning. Because the flowers of Pyracantha are very dense, usually there are dozens of flowers in one inflorescence. If you want to see flowers, you can use a small amount of sparsely cut on the ornamental side and more sparsely cut on the back. If the flowers are less, cut them less or not.
