How to cut bougainvillea in spring?

Bougainvillea is particularly resistant to pruning. Not only does it need to be pruned in March and April before spring budding, but it also needs to be pruned promptly after each flowering. The more you prune, the more flowers it will bloom!

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Steps for pruning bougainvillea:

1. If the basic tree shape is fine, then prune the overgrown branches and cut a neat mushroom head.

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2. In addition, diseased branches, dead branches, and crossed branches should all be cut off to ensure good ventilation inside the bougainvillea plant, which will help it grow vigorously and be less likely to get sick in the later stage.

Before pruning

After trimming

3. In order to make the branches grow thick and evenly, too many thin branches, shaded branches that do not receive light, inward branches, drooping branches, and inner branches should all be cut off, so that the remaining branches are healthy and thick and can receive light.

4. When cutting, the distance between the cut and the bud point should be moderate, and the slope should not be too large, so as not to affect the growth of the small buds.

5. If you are not satisfied with the shape of your bougainvillea tree, you need to shape it. If you have a high level of maintenance skills, you can refer to the heavy pruning methods of the masters in the picture below.

Before pruning

After trimming

Before pruning

After trimming

Before pruning

After trimming

Before pruning

After trimming

6. There is an even more ruthless method, which is to leave about 25 cm from the main stem where the branches diverge. Note that this is a god-level operation, so novices should be cautious when trying this!

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7. After pruning, expose it to more sunlight and the bougainvillea will soon sprout new buds. When each new bud grows 5-7 pairs of leaves, continue to top it to promote branching, and it will bloom into a large flower ball.

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8. After that, every time the bougainvillea finishes blooming, you need to thin out the branches, cutting off 1/3 of each flowering branch, as shown in the picture below.

How to prune jade trees in spring

If the jade plant at home is in good shape, try not to prune it, because spring is the flowering season of the jade plant and it may not bloom if you prune it!

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If the jade plant has a bad shape, prune it like this!

1. But if the shape of your jade plant is particularly ugly, like the jade plant in the friend's home in the picture below, it is still recommended that you cut the jade plant into a clean and neat shape like her.

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2. Cut off the side branches that basically affect the branches, leaving only a relatively thick main branch.

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3. After cutting down, the remaining side branches should have their buds cut off to avoid the growth of side branches in the future and waste of nutrients.

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3. Next, cut off two inward-growing branches, which affect ventilation, are ugly, and hinder the shape.

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4. Now the remaining branches form a Y shape, which is much better looking than before!

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5. Then, we continue to shorten the overgrown branches!

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6. During this period, cut off the excess side branches at the bottom to avoid wasting nutrients.

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7.Finally, the old jade tree stump that has been pruned looks clean and fresh, doesn’t it?

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8. Note: after pruning, stop watering for at least one week and the wound should not be exposed to water to avoid rot.

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9. Don’t waste the cut branches. Dry the wounds, stick them in sand, and they will soon come back to life!

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Tip: For Jade Plant , you can also refer to the above pruning methods!

Plum blossoms (winter plum) only bloom on branches grown that year. If they are not pruned, they will not bloom, and the tree shape will be ugly. And the shorter the branches, the more flowers there are.

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Steps for pruning plum blossoms (Chimera) in spring:

1. Pruning time: Pruning should be done when most of the plum blossoms (wintersweet) have faded and before the branches sprout.

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2. For novice players, just prune lightly, and only cut the branches after flowering. Cut each branch after flowering, and only leave 2-3 buds on each branch after flowering, as shown in the picture below.

Before pruning

After trimming

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3. If you are a slightly experienced or expert friend and want to create a certain shape, you can continue to use your imagination to create various shapes after completing the pruning below.

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(Photo by: I go my own way true)

Before pruning

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After trimming

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(Photo by: Su Erwei happy)

Before pruning

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After trimming

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4. If you miss the opportunity to prune, don't prune until the leaves grow to the shape shown in the picture below or larger than that!

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For many of our friends in the southern regions, the weather is now warmer and many rose buds have sprouted. At this time, we still need to carry out bud pruning so that the roses can concentrate their nutrients on strong buds that are conducive to shaping.

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How to bud roses?

1. Remove the buds that are too dense, leaving only one bud at each bud point to concentrate the nutrients.

(Photo by: The Gardening Girl with Flourishing Flowers)

2. Remove the buds that grow inwards, leaving only the buds that grow outwards.

(Photo by: The Gardening Girl with Flourishing Flowers)

For climbing roses, you can keep the buds facing upwards and remove the buds facing downwards.

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3. Remove the weak buds and keep the strong ones.

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It will take more than a year for the branches of Epiphyllum to bloom, so it is not suitable for heavy pruning. It only needs simple pruning and shaping when the spring is warm. Today we will see how friends grow Epiphyllum into a big tree!

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Steps for pruning and shaping Epiphyllum:

For Epiphyllums that are less than 1.2 years old, there is basically no need to prune them. Let them grow freely. After 2 years, you can create a suitable shape based on their appearance.

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2. Start shaping. The bottom branches do not need to be removed. Keep them all and let the leaves grow freely to form the first layer of flower viewing! Then put a wire rack in the pot and put the leaves on it.

3. But when taller and stronger branches appear among the poles, we can identify 2-3 of them as the main branches of the Epiphyllum and let them grow as high as they can.

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4. When the height of the pole is twice as high as the plant below, we will top the pole as shown in the figure below, cut off the branches that are more than twice as high, and let the main branch continue to sprout and grow new leaves at a higher position. Note that when topping, you must leave more than 2 buds to ensure that new buds emerge.

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5. If there are few new buds, we can use a needle to pierce its growth point to make it sprout new buds. As shown in the picture, using a needle to pierce its thorn areole or the concave part of the leaf can encourage it to sprout new buds!

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6. After topping, many new buds will soon emerge from the main branches. At this time, the main branches should be supported by more than 3 bamboo poles to start building the second layer of flower viewing.

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7. When the leaves grow particularly densely, you can set up a second layer of iron rings and let the second layer of leaves hang on the second layer of iron rings to form a second layer for viewing flowers.

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8. And so on, the Epiphyllum continues to grow taller, erects a support, and then tops and grows leaves, and finally, a very spectacular tree shape is formed!

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How to prune azalea in spring?

1. After the azalea blooms, it does not require much pruning, just cut off the remaining flowers and receptacles.

2. Soon new buds will emerge in the places where the flowers have withered. Just let them grow freely!

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3. When it grows to around June, we will prune it again and trim the branches to make them evenly lengthed, forming a beautiful spherical or fan shape.

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4. However, for those azaleas with problems such as yellowing leaves, falling leaves, insects, and falling buds, or for advanced friends who want to shape the azaleas, you can prune them more harshly to allow the azaleas to recover. If there are rotten roots, the rotten roots should also be pruned at the same time.

Before pruning

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After trimming

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Cover with a plastic bag to keep it moist!

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In spring, new buds will soon sprout!

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If you have seen enough of the kumquats (New Year's oranges) you bought during the Chinese New Year, you can pick the fruits and prune them to allow them to continue to grow leaves, bloom and bear fruit.

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How to prune kumquats (New Year's oranges):

1. Remove all the kumquats from the branches to avoid nutrient consumption and let the plants rest.

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2. After picking the fruits, start pruning the branches. For strong branches, you can leave 4-5 buds and cut off the rest. For weak branches, you can leave only 1-3 buds and cut off the rest!

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3. After pruning, new branches and leaves will emerge one month later. When the new branches grow to 6 leaves, pinch them off to make the crown fuller.

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4. Of course, when pruning, you must also take into account the shape of the entire plant so that the kumquat continues to maintain a beautiful mushroom head or cylinder.

Before pruning:

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After pruning:

5. In addition, if your kumquat grows tall without sprouting, you can cut it in half to prevent side buds!

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After Daphne odora blooms, there is no need to prune it, because after it blooms, several small buds will grow at the flowering position! And Daphne odora only grows in spring and autumn, and it will hibernate in summer, so it grows very slowly, so it generally cannot be heavily pruned.

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What should I do after the Daphne koreana has finished blooming?

1. Daphne only blooms on old branches that are more than one year old. New branches of the same year will not bloom! So, if you want to see flowers this winter, don't cut them after they bloom. Many new buds will grow in the place where they originally bloomed!

2. But if your Daphne koreana has poor branching, and only a few flowers bloomed in the past, which is not beautiful enough, then we can prune it after it blooms to allow it to grow more side branches and make the plant fuller. With more branches, although you cannot enjoy the flowers this year, you can enjoy more flowers next year!

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The place to prune after the flowers bloom is just below the flowers, around a pair of leaves!

3. There is another situation, that is, the Daphne odora grows too aggressively, as shown in the picture below, and you can reshape it.

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4. Cut horizontally along the line in the picture below to make it into a mushroom head. Although you won’t be able to see the flowers that year, the plant will have a beautiful shape and more flowers next year!

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5. In addition to the above pruning methods, there is another advanced way to play with Daphne koreana, which is to wrap the branches with aluminum wire specially used for bonsai and make various bonsai shapes for it. There are many techniques in this regard. I will tell you in detail after I study it.

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(Photo by: Tree Stump Rookie)

How to cut gardenia in spring?

1. The old branches of gardenia are easier to bloom, while the new branches are not easy to bloom, so they are generally not pruned in spring.

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2. Wait until the flowers have finished blooming, and then cut the branches after the flowers around June.

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How to trim Milan in spring?

Milan is quite resistant to pruning. The more it is pruned, the faster it grows. Spring and after flowering are especially good times for pruning. But if you grow it indoors and the temperature is above 18 degrees, you can prune it at any time!

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Milan pruning method:

1. Note: If your Milan plant has no major problems and just grows a little messy or its branches are not that dense, it is recommended that you only prune it lightly in the spring.

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2. The method of light cutting is very simple. First, have a general outline in mind, and then cut according to this outline. Generally, it is best to cut it into a mushroom head shape, which has the largest amount of flowers.

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3. If your Milan is in very bad condition due to large-scale diseases and pests, such as algal spot, scale insects, powdery mildew, large-scale yellowing leaves, falling leaves, etc., you must kill it!

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4. As shown in the picture below, I got algae spot disease, so I quickly cut my hair into a short flat top.

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5. Spring is the season of sprouting, and soon, many new buds will sprout on the branches!

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Tip: For Osmanthus fragrans and African jasmine , you can also refer to Milan’s method above to trim and shape them!

Potted lemons must be pruned before they sprout in spring, in a similar way to kumquats.

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How to prune lemons:

For seedlings within 1.2 years, there is no need for too much pruning, just topping them to allow them to grow more side branches!

Before topping

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After topping

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2. For large seedlings and old stumps, heavy or medium pruning can be performed to renew branches, make more side branches, and make the plant shape fuller!

Before pruning

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After trimming

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3. Medium cut, you can cut off about 1/3 of the entire crown width

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4. For heavy pruning, you need to cut off 1/2 or even 2/3 of the height of the entire plant.

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How to prune hibiscus in spring

Hibiscus flowers bloom on new branches every year, so they need to be pruned in the early spring to ensure more blooms!

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Hibiscus flower pruning method:

1. Old hibiscus stumps can be pruned again every 1-2 years to renew the branches, making them more vigorous and producing more flowers!

Before pruning

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After trimming

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If you do heavy pruning, you can keep level 2 branches or level 3 branches, but make sure there are 3-4 buds on each branch.

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2. If you don't want to prune so hard, you only need to trim the overgrown branches, as shown in the picture below, trim along the arc lines to make it into a hemispherical shape.

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3. If the plant shape is a little worse and it is just a very tall single stem, you can prune it back by cutting off part of the top of the hibiscus.

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In this way, the nutrients will remain on the branches below, and the hibiscus will be able to sprout many new buds and become beautiful lollipops!

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4. When pruning the upper part, make sure to wipe off the foot buds at the bottom to avoid competing with the main trunk for nutrients!

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How to prune Phalaenopsis in spring?

Phalaenopsis orchids are basically pruned after they bloom in spring, but it is not a simple matter of just cutting and being done with one stroke, there are many tricks involved!

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Phalaenopsis pruning steps:

1. After the Phalaenopsis has finished blooming, if the flower stalks are dry, just cut them off.

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2. If the flower stalks are not dry and are still green, then we only need to cut off the stalks of the flowering part and keep the rest of the stalks.