Part 3. Pruning tools and equipment ◼ Saws ◼Shears (pruners, clippers) and Loppers (long-handed pruners)
Part 3. Pruning tools and equipment ◼ Saws ◼Shears (pruners, clippers) and Loppers (long-handed pruners)
Part 4. Basic pruning techniques 4.1 Two very important terms 4.2 Pruning methods 4.3 How to make pruning cuts?
Part 4. Basic pruning techniques 4.1 Two very important terms 4.2 Pruning methods 4.3 How to make pruning cuts?
4.1 Two very important terms ◼ Pruning: implies the cutting away of shoots and branches. ◼ Training: is a more all-embracing(包含) term and incorporates the steps needed to train a tree (bush or vine) to the shape desired. It include pruning, but might also involve tying branches to posts (柱子), trellises(篱架, 立架) or pergolas(=horizontal trellis棚架, 藤架, 绿廊)
4.1 Two very important terms ◼ Pruning: implies the cutting away of shoots and branches. ◼ Training: is a more all-embracing(包含) term and incorporates the steps needed to train a tree (bush or vine) to the shape desired. It include pruning, but might also involve tying branches to posts (柱子), trellises(篱架, 立架) or pergolas(=horizontal trellis棚架, 藤架, 绿廊)
4.2 Pruning methods ◼ Heading back (短截) ◼ Thinning out(疏删) ◼ Thinning fruits/flowers ◼ Cutting back(缩剪、回 缩) ◼ Long shoot or no pruning（1-year-old, 长 放） ◼ Notching, ringing and back inversion (刻伤、 环剥、倒贴皮) ◼ Beheading a tree (落头) ◼ Removal bud and shoots (抹芽、除萌) ◼ Pinching and pruning shoot (摘心、剪梢) ◼ Twist shoot (扭梢) ◼ Circle shoot (圈枝) Draw shoot（拉枝） ◼ Shearing (剪切)
4.2 Pruning methods ◼ Heading back (短截) ◼ Thinning out(疏删) ◼ Thinning fruits/flowers ◼ Cutting back(缩剪、回 缩) ◼ Long shoot or no pruning（1-year-old, 长 放） ◼ Notching, ringing and back inversion (刻伤、 环剥、倒贴皮) ◼ Beheading a tree (落头) ◼ Removal bud and shoots (抹芽、除萌) ◼ Pinching and pruning shoot (摘心、剪梢) ◼ Twist shoot (扭梢) ◼ Circle shoot (圈枝) Draw shoot（拉枝） ◼ Shearing (剪切)
Heading back (短截): Remove some part of one year-old shoot Response to heading back ◼Lightly (<1/3) ◼Moderately (1/3 to 1/2) ◼Heavily (1/2 to 2/3)
Heading back (短截): Remove some part of one year-old shoot Response to heading back ◼Lightly (<1/3) ◼Moderately (1/3 to 1/2) ◼Heavily (1/2 to 2/3)