First we need to choose the right time. Duckfoot wood pruning time is relatively fixed, half a year need to prune three times. The first time is in the spring when the duck-footed wood is just sprouting and growing; the second time is after the Ching Ming Festival, this period of time the duck-footed wood began to enter the growth period, branch development accelerated; the third time is in the summer and fall seasons, this time pruning is in order to maintain the appearance of the duck-footed wood. Duckweed pruning is divided into seedling pruning and old plant pruning, seedling pruning is much simpler, old plant pruning will require a little effort.

Whether it is a newly purchased duckweed seedling or one you have taken your own cuttings from, pruning is primarily for styling. When the duck palm tree seedlings grow to about thirty centimeters, it is necessary to carry out centering, to promote the growth of side shoots. When the side shoots grow out to fifteen to twenty centimeters, leave three leaves to also pick heart, so that the side shoots grow more. Repeat this several times, the duck palm tree plant will become plump, control the sparse density of side shoots around, the plant will slowly grow up.

1, daily pruning

The daily pruning of duckweed includes cutting yellow leaves, cutting weak branches, and cutting diseased branches. Cutting these time to do one more thing, is often clean up the pot of rotten leaves, rotten branches, do not give any opportunity for bacterial germs to breed.

2, adjust the plant

If the duck palm tree grows too big, when the new shoots sprout around the Ching Ming Festival, you can carry out a major repair, cut off all the old poles that you do not like, and let the new shoots grow. This will bring the duck palm wood back to life and the new leaves will look much better than the old ones.

3, control the plant

In the daily maintenance of duck palm wood, found that there is a futile or overgrown branches, should be appropriate pruning, control the shape of the plant, do not let it deformed.

4, reshape the plant

If the duck palm tree below the leaves have fallen, but there are some leaves on the top, it looks like a radish, you have to reshape the plant, otherwise it is very unattractive. When reshaping the plant, also around the Ching Ming Festival, the original branches are cut in half to allow the already bare branches below to grow new shoots and leaves.

Besides the daily simple pruning, the duck palm tree major pruning are best placed before and after the Qingming Festival, if in the dormant period, it is best not to carry out pruning. The pruned duck palm branches can be used for cuttings, cuttings around the Ching Ming Festival is also very easy to survive. If your duck palm wood this year did not repair, then wait for the next year.