Pruning carambola is recommended to be carried out in three periods of the year: early, middle and late. The early pruning is carried out from February to March, the middle pruning is carried out from May to June, and the late pruning is carried out from September to October. The earliest pruning task in a year is particularly important, mainly to ensure the ventilation and light transmission of the plant, which is conducive to the subsequent normal growth of the plant. Pruning in the middle stage is to ensure the normal development of fruits. The later pruning is to maintain the good growth of the crown. 1、 When to prune carambola? Every year, the pruning of Carambola tree can be divided into three stages: early stage, middle stage and late stage. Pruning is an essential work when cultivating plants. Reasonable arrangement of pruning time can help plants develop better. Generally speaking, the first stage is from February to March. At this time, the purpose of pruning is to ensure that there is an appropriate gap between branches, so as to achieve the best ventilation and light transmittance. The second stage is from May to June, which is mainly pruned about 40 days before the flower buds are pulled out, in order to ensure the reasonable growth of fruits. The pruning work in the third stage is carried out from September to October, and the pruning purpose in this stage is roughly the same as that in the first stage. 2、 How to prune carambola 1. Early stage: the pruning task from February to march is very important, mainly cutting dense branches, thin branches, dead branches, aging branches and top branches. For the drooping branches, short cut and keep about 20 cm.
2. Medium term: from May to June, the dead branches and pest branches are cut off first, then the over dense branches in the middle and lower layers are thinly cut, and finally the evenly distributed drooping branches are retained as important fruit branches.
3. Late stage: the pruning method from September to October needs to be combined with fruit thinning. However, it should be noted that the middle and lower branches should be retained as much as possible during the pruning process. When pruning the inner cavity branches, 2cm branch piles should be left instead of the base. The pruning method should be mainly light cutting. （YangTaoShenMeShiHouXiuJian）