Terms of pruning cherry Felt

Felt cherry is a shrub is not more than two meters. Berries are usually not fleshy, necessarily present bone. The leaves are soft to the touch (like felt), which gave the name to this variety - felted.

It is quite unpretentious. But cherry can be killed by freezing (in the spring) or diseases. Gardeners appreciate her for a good harvest and a rapid onset of fruiting period (about two years).

The purpose of pruning

1. The increase in yield due to trim excess or diseased shoots;

2. Improving the quality of crops: fruit significantly krupneyut after trimming;

3. Improve the overall appearance of bushes (Decorative goal);

4. Decimation bush increases the amount of incoming light and air, which hinders the development of mildew and microorganisms (prophylactic purpose);

5. A small shrub height allows fast and comfortable to harvest;

6. Removal of old shoots rejuvenates a felt cherry.

cutting time

Gardeners consider it advisable to carry out pruning or spring - around the end of March or in the middle of autumn. Pruning can begin only after the completion of fruiting or before flowering.

Typically, the spring is carried out to form the bush and autumn - for rejuvenation and disease prevention.

Summer pruning is carried out only in case of special need. For example, the shoots are broken or too intensively grown young.

In summer you can use pinched.

Basic rules of pruning

1. Place pruning is necessary to lubricate the garden or paint with pitch;

2. Pruning is carried out annually;

3. Old or heavily overgrown plant is not recommended to cut off all at once, since it can be lost due to strong denudation;

4. You must get rid of the vertical shoots, because they do not relate to the number of fruit-bearing.

Experienced gardeners and offer an alternative: should tie up top to the nearest escape. In this case, you may receive the berries.

It recommended that you use the twine, not wire, so as not to damage the bush;

5. Before the pruning tools should be disinfected in order to prevent the development of rot, fungal infections;

6. Specificity of pruning varies according to the nature of the crown felt cherries - a bush or tree, as well as the time of year.

Bush-cherry: features cutting

For the young felt cherry characterized by the formation of numerous young shoots, which should be thin.

Some gardeners prefer not chaotic pruning, and in accordance with a certain rule: deleted shoots that otplodonosivshie. Their age - one or two years.

Cherry Tree: features cutting

The similarity with a felt cherry tree is found, when it shoots begin to greatly extend and stiffen. In this case, pruning is not aimed at individual shoots, and in the bush as a whole - it is important to reduce its height. The shoots are cut by about 20-30 cm.