How to prune azaleas?

When pruning azaleas, you need to prepare scissors for pruning. Don't break branches directly by hand, which will make the wound tear difficult to recover and affect its growth. Scissors should be disinfected, keep the incision unobstructed, and do a good job of disinfection. After that, the wound should not be stained with water to avoid infection. Rhododendron pruning method is as follows:

1, bud pruning

Rhododendrons can be pruned during pruning. Most of them are when azaleas sprout new buds. In order to make the branches of Rhododendron grow at a uniform speed and maintain a rich and complete plant type, we can wipe off the new buds that grow too fast, so as to control their speed and make them grow better.

Step 2 prune branches

Under normal circumstances, the branches of rhododendrons should be pruned during maintenance. In addition to cutting off the weak branches, the long branches should be cut short and the dense branches should be sparse to make them well ventilated and the whole plant can receive enough light to grow vigorously.

Step 3 Trim time

Rhododendron is a plant with strong vitality, which can be pruned all year round. However, pruning azaleas in spring is most beneficial to the growth of azaleas and makes them grow vigorously. However, there is still a pruning time, that is, the buds will be cut off after the first branch is opened.

Step 4 cut off the buds

Many flower lovers don't know how to prune azaleas. In fact, as long as the azaleas that have already blossomed are pruned, more flowers will appear in the second flowering. Cutting off those failed flowers is not only not conducive to the absorption of nutrients by plants, but also leads to too long side branches and accelerates the formation of skeletons, which is not conducive to the formation of plant patterns in the future.

5. Cut off dead/diseased branches

When pruning azaleas, you must subtract dead branches and diseased branches from the plants. If these dead branches and diseased branches are not cut off, they will absorb the nutrition of the original plants. After cutting, the plant will droop slightly, which is not only beneficial to ventilation, but also makes the rhododendron plant grow more beautifully.

Step 6 tie weak branches

Some rhododendrons will be thin but will not wither when cultivated, which is mostly caused by improper maintenance during cultivation. It can be shaped by binding wire, or it can be tied with traditional wire.