Pepper pruning on the one hand can coordinate the relationship between branches, maximize the growth space of the branches, increase ventilation and light transmission, on the other hand, to promote the formation of a good tree crown, optimize the light conditions in the inner room, to prevent the tree fruit part of the external migration. In addition, pruning can also promote the newly planted young trees and new results of pepper trees in a short period of time to expand the canopy, so that pepper early results, early yield, in reducing the occurrence of pests and diseases on the basis of the ability to blossom and fruit more, so as to ensure that pepper year after year of high and stable yield.

Pepper tree pruning time

Peppercorns are usually pruned in winter and summer, and need to be pruned twice a year. The pruning and propagation of peppers is usually carried out in February each year

Pepper tree pruning methods

1. Pruning old trees If the pepper tree is maintained for a long period of time, it needs to be pruned of diseased branches, withered branches, fine branches, and then pruned of cross branches, overlapping branches, and inner branches. Finally, the top of each branch around the crown will be cut off 10cm, which can be renewed and rejuvenated, and the incomplete crown can be supplemented with overgrown branches.2. Pruning mature fruit pepper trees. Mature fruiting pepper trees need to be kept vigorous to increase production. The main thing to do at this time is to thin out excess branches that interfere with light and increase ventilation. For too dense, too thin, cross, weedy, diseased branches, should also be pulled out in a timely manner to ensure the coordination of branches, ventilation, light penetration, pay attention to keep the branches uniform.3. Pruning of young trees and first fruit trees. Pepper young trees need to be topped and cored during the period, cut off the top at 25~30cm from the base. First fruiting young trees pruning to be lighter, do not need to short cut. You can brace, pull and bend the branches, keep the 3-5 branches sprouting from the base, and cut off all the rest.

Pepper tree pruning precautions

Pepper growing period should be pruned in time to avoid over-length branches, cut short the over-length branches, promote pepper fruiting, and thinning of active and cross branches for full photosynthesis. For more than 25 years of pepper trees, to prune weak branches, sagging branches, dead branches, multi-branch pruning to retain 4 to 5 main branches, other branches cut off.