When planting nectarines, it is recommended to prune them in summer and winter. The pruning period in summer is about may to August, while the pruning in winter can be completed before New Year's day. Summer pruning can promote germination and differentiation, ensure the flowering rate of plants and achieve the purpose of high yield. Winter cutting is conducive to adjusting tree shape and nutrition, so that the plant can grow better in the coming year and achieve the purpose of high yield year after year. 1、 When to prune nectarines? When planting nectarines, pruning needs to be carried out within a reasonable time. Generally speaking, their main pruning periods are in summer and winter. Pruning in summer is generally carried out from May to August. Its main purpose is to ensure the flower bud rate in the coming year, make germination differentiation and achieve high yield. The pruning work in winter is generally completed before New Year's day, which can be conducive to the subsequent garden cleaning work. In addition, winter shearing can also adjust the tree shape and nutrition, so that the plant can grow better in the coming year and achieve the purpose of high yield year after year. 2、 How to prune nectarines 1. Summer pruning of nectarines mainly includes the processes of wiping buds, picking hearts, cutting shoots, twisting shoots, thinning branches and so on. Generally speaking, in the middle and first ten days of May, it is mainly to pick the heart, in the first ten days of June, it is responsible for twisting the shoots and other branches, and thinning the branches can be carried out in the first ten days of August.
2. The pruning objects of winter pruning are mainly main branch, lateral branch, fruiting branch group, etc. When pruning the main branches, pay attention to leaving the outer buds as much as possible, and the angle of pruning should be about 45 ° from the ground. Generally, the work of pruning the outer branches shall ensure that they are retracted and pruned every year, and the retraction pace shall be consistent with the main branches. During pruning, 6-8 pairs of flower bud short cuts shall be reserved for long fruit branches, and whether short cuts are required for medium fruit branches shall be determined according to the growth of flower buds and leaf buds, while short fruit branches and bouquet fruit branches generally do not need short cuts. （YouTaoShenMeShiHouXiuJian）