When planting apricots, you can choose to prune at the young tree stage. In addition, it can also be trimmed during the growth period. When pruning, you can not only prune according to the age of the tree, but also according to the period. At the young tree stage, the trunk should be determined to keep the growth of fruit trees balanced and increase the growth years. In the growth period, the branches with growth problems shall be trimmed to prevent nutrient consumption in the later stage. This can make the middle and upper parts of the branches form more short fruit branches. 1、 When to prune apricots? When planting apricots, pruning should be carried out at different times, which can help apricots grow better. It is best to prune at the young tree stage, or at the growing stage. Pruning is very necessary at the young tree stage. One of the purposes of young tree pruning is to ease growth. No matter which tree shape is adopted, the principle of pruning is mainly light. The pruning method is light cutting, long laying, leaving more branches, and only removing individual competing branches. Pruning during the growth period shall be based on the principle of light cutting and long laying, except that some strong branches, dense branches and pest branches on the back shall be cut off, and the opposite vigorous branches shall be generally long laid to ensure that the long fruit branches can bear normal fruit. 2、 How to prune apricot 1. Young tree stage: pruning at this time is mainly to prune the tree shape. When the trunk is up to 40 cm high, three main branches can be reserved at the base. When each main branch fork has 4-6 secondary main branches, there is no need to branch, so as to maintain the tree shape. Many branches and side branches can be cut off to prevent the waste of nutrients, keep the growth of fruit trees balanced and increase the growth years.
2. Growth period: the branches with dense growth and overlapping need to be pruned, which can improve the light quality and ventilation conditions and promote the growth of the trunk. Branches with vigorous growth will appear during the growth process and need to be cut off in time. If not treated in time, they will absorb a lot of nutrients and slow down the growth trend of the whole plant. Reasonable pruning can also improve the ventilation and light transmittance of plants and promote the overall growth. （XingShenMeShiHouXiuJian）