When pruning pomegranate trees, you can choose any time in the four seasons. The best pruning time is spring and autumn. However, in different seasons, there are different methods of pruning, which can not be generalized. Spring can be carried out around April, summer can be carried out in June and July, autumn can be selected after fruit ripening, and winter should be carried out after defoliation.
1. Spring pruning: the purpose of pruning at this time is to reduce the loss of nutrients, mainly to cut off the weak growth, pests and branches. After that, it is necessary to cut off the redundant flower buds.
2. Summer pruning: the weak fruit and small fruit shall be cut off, and the large fruit shall be preserved. At this time, pruning is to improve the growth quality of fruit. In addition, we should also cut off the long branches, dense branches and fruitless branches.
3. Autumn Cutting: in order to increase the air permeability of the plant, the new branches and disease and insect branches should be cut off, which can reduce the loss of nutrition and is conducive to the growth of fruits.
3. Winter cutting: at this time, it is to make the plant grow better, usually cutting off the diseased branch, weak branch and dead branch.
