Spring pruning: Mainly to prune some withered branches, so that in the summer you can accumulate nutrients and grunt and produce fruit.
Fruiting pruning: During the fruiting period, shoots that are infested with pests and diseases and overgrown are cut off.
Winter pruning: Weaker branches on the tree need to be pruned to reduce nutrient consumption.
Precautions: When pruning fig trees, it is best to choose to do it on a sunny day, and you can apply an appropriate amount of potassium permanganate solution to the wound.
First, spring pruning
When planting figs want to improve the yield of fruit trees, be sure to prune it in a timely manner, the first pruning can be pruned in the early spring, this time is mainly to prune some withered branches, pay attention to pruning when pruning to lightly.
Second, the fruit period pruning
You can choose the fruiting period, at this time you can cut off the branches where the disease and insect pest occurs, because if you do not prune at this time, the disease and insect pest will multiply in large quantities, and then it will seriously harm the fruit and cause a decrease in yield. And also to prune off overgrown branches, which, if not pruned, will affect the quality of the fruit.
Third, winter pruning
The main thing is to cut off the weaker branches on the tree, so that not only can the tree receive more sunlight, but also reduce the consumption of nutrients, which can make the nutrients better supplied to the fruit, so as to increase the yield of figs.
4. Precautions
Note that when pruning branches, be careful not to accidentally injure healthy branches, and when pruning fig trees, it is best to choose to carry out on a sunny day, which can reduce the damage to the plant, in order to promote better healing of the wound, you can apply an appropriate amount of potassium permanganate solution to the wound. The plant must not be watered immediately after pruning, and the wound must be completely healed before normal watering and fertilization can be performed.