How to prune branches?

In the process of planting ornamental plants, we often need to prune them regularly, so as to ensure that the flowers grow well and the nutrients will not be absorbed by the side branches. But how can we prune flowering plants correctly?

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Pomegranate, hibiscus, rose, jasmine, kumquat, gardenia and other flowers and trees, their flower buds are formed on annual branches, which can only be pruned before germination in early spring and can be pruned again. Roses, jasmine, etc. Because they can bloom continuously, it is necessary to shorten the flower branches in time after the flowers wither, so as to promote the axillary buds at the base to germinate and form new flower branches, and continue to bloom that year.

Camellia blooms at the top of branches, and the terminal buds begin to differentiate into flower buds from May to June, and do not bloom until early spring. Therefore, pruning is not allowed during this period, and camellia should be pruned after flowering to remove residual flowers or short branches.

Plum blossom, fire thorn, weeping begonia, wintersweet, etc. From June to July, flower buds will form, which will bloom in early spring of the following year and cannot be pruned in autumn, otherwise the number of flowers and trees will decrease. Pruning Prunus mume and Chimonanthus praecox after flowering to promote the germination of new branches; The branches of begonia pendula and pyracantha fortuneana can be divided into long branches and short branches. Short branches are flowering branches and should be kept, while long branches are nutritious branches and should be cut short.

Five-colored plum, night lilac and other flowers, flower buds differentiate in spring and can bloom in summer. This kind of flowers and trees should be cut short at the end of autumn, and the new branches that germinate the next year can bloom in summer.