Acacia japonica is a common drought-tolerant and cold-tolerant small and medium-sized deciduous tree in China. It has a long history, beautiful tree shape, good greening effect, and is often used for street trees, park greening, courtyard landscape, etc.
National locust tree. The Chinese locust tree needs to be pruned in time during the growth process to ensure the healthy growth of the overall tree shape and branches. Let's take a look at the pruning method of Chinese acacia seedlings.
1.Pruning in the spring of the second year after planting.
Pruning is carried out in the spring of the second year after planting, when the main trunk of the Chinese locust tree is formed, the branches need to be pruned neatly to make the tree shape beautiful, and the whole branch should form an inverted pyramid shape, so that the branches of the national locust tree can be uniform and high.
National locust tree. 2.After the third year, prune in the spring.
When the national locust tree is older, you need to give it an adaptation period and cultivate it into a large tree. In the spring after the third year, you need to deal with the old branches, keep the new shoots, prune the branches that grow horizontally and the vertical branches that are too dense, and pat the branches regularly to promote the vigor of the budding branches.
National locust tree. 3.Perform plastic pruning at the right time.
From September to October every year, it is the last period of the year when the leaves are growing, and it is also the best time to carry out plastic pruning. Plastic pruning should pay attention to the position of cutting off the branches, reducing the area of the wound and promoting healing. At the same time, plastic pruning is also an important measure to promote the growth of Acacia japonica and deal with old branches.
National locust tree. It should be noted that the Chinese acacia has strong vitality and will not die due to pruning, but some pruning methods may cause harm to it. Therefore, we need to choose the appropriate pruning method according to the specific situation to make the growth of the tree better and more beautiful.
National locust tree. All in all, with timely pruning, the acacia can form a neat tree shape, making it more beautiful and more suitable as a street tree or park landscape for urban greening.