Spring pruning plum - a pledge of a great harvest

Plum - the popular fruit tree growers among different regions of Russia. With a variety of grades, it is possible to get a crop even in the cooler regions of our country. But in order to drain well to bear fruit, it should be cared for properly. One of the important measures of care is considered to spring pruning. This article will tell you how to do it correctly.

Forms of spring pruning

Cutting off the plum in the spring, gardeners have several purposes. Therefore, pruning is of various kinds:

· Sanitary pruning

This type is designed to remove the dry branches of the tree (they will not be the same fruit). Also cut off the shoots, strongly affected by pests.

Very prudent to get rid of nursery pests, than to fight them all summer;

· decimates

Such pruning is carried out when it is necessary to remove unnecessary shoots and branches that grow inside the crown. At these branches will not fruit, because they simply do not have enough of the sun, and they wither;

· Rejuvenating

This type is needed, when the tree is already old and has become much worse to bear fruit.

In this case, cut the old branches (about a quarter of the volume of the crown). Gradually, new shoots grow and rejuvenates wood.

If necessary, you can spend a combined crop. This procedure is carried out when it is necessary to thin out the branches and remove the old shoots.

dates

Pruning is best done in the spring, when the snow melted. Dry branches define very simple - they do not swell the kidney.

Another reason why it is worth spending the spring crop - insect pests do not have time to wake up.

If you do pruning in the summer, a colony of parasites could significantly increase in size.

form a crown

The correct form of the crown of the tree productivity largely depends. If the crown does not generate, in the middle there is a large amount of dry and weak branches.

Such dead wood - favorite habitat various pests. In addition, there is a lot of unnecessary shoots, which pulled the nutrients. As a result, the fruit of shrinking, the tree withers.

Crown shape is different:

· Bowl

Such Kroon formed by cutting the central stem. As a result, a plurality of side shoots.

Advantages: small tree height and ease of harvest.

· tiers

The essence of this form: creating fruiting 2-3 tiers separated among themselves.

Advantages: fruiting branches do not interfere with each other, access to the air and the sun is free.

· Pyramid

With such a central trunk pruning remains untouched, or it is cut at a sufficient height. Skeletal branches are shortened from the bottom up, that is, the bottom remains the longest, the higher the more they become shorter.

· Spray

This crop is used mainly in the cooler regions of Russia. Center conductors pinch that stimulates the growth of lateral branches.

Whatever the shape of the crown, you have not chosen, the spring crop of plums always have a positive impact on the state of health of the tree.