Crab claw orchid's growth ability is very strong, therefore on the plant grows many leaves, must prune for the more dense leaf, if does not prune, will affect the growth and the esthetic.
When it grows a bud, if it grows more, it needs to prune part of it properly, otherwise it will consume nutrients and not bloom.
After flowering, the plants should be pruned in time, the broken flowers should be cut off in time, and the flowering stem nodes should also be cut off by 2-3 nodes. In addition, the discovery has dried, yellow leaves, also need to be cut off immediately.
In about 3-5 years of growth, the Christmas Cactus needs a major pruning. It needs to prune the old stems, dead leaves and some weak stem nodes on the plant. If you want to prune the diseased stems and leaves, you should prune them first and then take medicine treatment.
In order to make the plant recover faster after pruning, it is better to use the tool knife after disinfection, otherwise the incision will be infected, and the recovery time will be slower.
