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Pulling branches is an important technical measure in the shaping and trimming of fruit trees. Correct and reasonable application of the branching technique can balance the tree potential, change the composition of the branches, improve the light in the tree, promote the flowering, advance the results, promote the coloring, and improve the quality.

In winter, the weather is cold, the branches are too brittle, and there are many strips on the back of the spring. Therefore, the apple pull branches are most suitable in the late summer and early autumn. In autumn, the branches are soft and malleable. The direction and angle of the branches can be changed as needed. Everyone can proceed according to the actual situation of the orchard in the middle to late August to the middle and late September.

Therefore, now the fruit farmer who has no branches in the orchard is now the best time!

Select the correct pull object

In the process of pulling branches, the branches with a length of 1 m or more and a base thickness of 1 cm or more should be selected, and at the same time, the branches are pulled from the middle of the branches to the top of the branches. Because the branch is too early and the branch is not suitable, it is easy to cause the tree to weaken.
At the same time, the branches should be pulled according to the tree potential, and the strong trees are pulled more, and the weak trees are less pulled or not. At the same time, we must avoid the mistake of pulling the small tree and not pulling the big tree, only pulling the lower branch without pulling the upper branch.

In the process of pulling branches, it should be done “three pulls and three not pulls”, that is, straight branches should not pull the side branches, pull the branches without pulling the short branches, and pull the thick branches without pulling the weak branches. For the large main branch, both the main branch and the side branch of the same main branch are pulled, and the side branch angle is larger than the main branch angle.

Pulling method is correct

Before the branching, the whole tree is trimmed and trimmed, and the dense branches, overlapping branches, and weak branches are removed.

Pulling branches should adopt the method of “one push, two presses, three presses and four fixes”. That is, the branches are pushed up and down repeatedly, and the branches are repeatedly softened. When the branches are soft, the branches are pressed down to the desired angle and position, and then the branches or wires are tied to the branches so that they are just straight. It is not suitable for the "bow" shape.

Suitable for pulling angle

Different tree-shaped branches have different angles. For the orchards with medium-density construction, the branches must be distinguished when they are pulled. For the backbone branches that need to be permanently retained, the base angle can be 85°-90°, and the backbone branches are inserted every 20cm. Selected, spiraled.

The non-bone branches can be pulled horizontally to sagging according to the size of the occupied space, the base angle is controlled at 90°-150°; for high-density orchards or for the cultivation of slender spindle-shaped, high-spindle-shaped trees, no branching, all The base angle is pulled to about 105°-120°.

At the same time, in the process of pulling branches, the angle of the branching branches is flexibly adjusted according to the overall spatial structure of the tree body, especially the direction of the main branches, so that the branches of each part are evenly distributed, and the branches of the upper and lower branches should be arranged in an empty space, and cannot overlap and cross. Should be staggered and wavy.



Note: The growth of the branches is strong, the angle of the branches is large; the growth of the branches is weak, and the angle of the branches should be small.