Pruning in the spring: a scheme, video for beginners

The first pruning of cherry is carried out after planting, in the early spring. However, if you did not, you can cropcherry in late May - early June. Usually saplings of one-year-old cherries during planting are shortened to a height of 80-100 cm (it is clear that if the height of the seedling is less than the specified, it is not necessary to shorten). For the subsequent formation of the crown it is necessary to leave 4-5 skeletal branches in the lower tier, 2-3 in the second, and 2 in the third. The distance between the tiers should be 70-80 cm.

Pruning the cherry will depend on the degree of seedling development. In saplings with a one-sided crown or 1-3 lateral branches it is necessary to prune all branches up to 20-30 cm.

Well-developed seedlings (4-5 branches located in different directions andleaving the conductor more than 45 degrees), the lower branch should be shortened by 50-60 cm. The shoots that are located above should be shortened so that they are approximately on the same level as the lower one. The central shoot should be 10-15 cm higher. Branches not exceeding 60 cm should be shortened by one-third or half the length at one level.

Shortening branches, the cut is carried out on an external kidney, directed to the periphery of the crown; when shortening central conductor The cut is performed on the inner kidney.

Scheme of pruning of sweet cherry

Further pruning of sweet cherry is carried out as follows. In well-formed seedlings in summer remove all the leaves in the zone of the stem. And if the seedling is poorly developed, you can leave it in the area of ​​the kidney stump for better survival.

Then annual forming cherry pruning, helping to contain too intensive growth of shoots. It is usually advised to spend it early in the spring before the buds swell, autumn and winter pruning of the sweet cherry is highly discouraged.

In the period of growth before the beginning of fruiting, annual shoots are shortened by one-fifth of the length. Strong pruning of cherries at a young age reduces yields, because it provokes the growth of vegetative buds and shoots, so do not overdo it.

Usually long annual increments are shortened to a length of 40-50 cm. Summer pruning of shoots on highly-branching young trees helps to accelerate the formation of the crown and increase yield.

Pruning for the formation of semi-skeletal branches It is carried out when the length of shoots reaches 70 cm. They need to be shortened by 20 cm, necessarily taking into account the subordination of shoots. Shoots that do not participate in the formation of the core of the crown should be shortened to a length of 20-30 cm. The crown is shortened in height to 4-5 m, the skeletal branches are cut under the outer branch.

With regard to thinning, up to five years the cherry tree is rarely thin due to weak branching. But in the future it is necessary to delete allgoing inside the crown of branching, unsuccessfully located branches. It is also necessary to remove dry, diseased and broken branches. The place of the cut must be cleaned and treated with putty.

In time, you will definitely need rejuvenating pruning of sweet cherry, which consists in the removal of old woodwith the goal of creating a new, young crown. Rejuvenating pruning of cherries is carried out in spring in dry weather, when the positive temperature has already established. If the spring is cold and moist, rejuvenating pruning is best transferred to the beginning of summer. It is undesirable to trim the sweet cherry in autumn and during rest.

When rejuvenating pruning Removed old 6-8 year old wood. Large slices (diameter greater than onecentimeter) must be cleaned with a garden knife and covered with garden fume. This will help to speed up the restoration of tissues and prevent the abundant flow of gum, to which the cherry is prone.

If pruning will be correct and timely, your cherry will invariably please you with a good harvest!

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