Prunning

Hi, thanks for visit my blog. In this week which is week 9, our activity is prunning.

lecturer gave some information about prunning

Pruning involve the selective removal of certain parts of a plant, such as branches, buds, or roots. Reasons to prune plants include deadwood removal, shaping (by controlling or redirecting growth), improving or sustaining health, reducing risk from falling branches, preparing nursery specimens for transplanting, and both harvesting and increasing the yield or quality of flowers and fruits.

We were given an example of pruning which is Root pruning. Root pruning is the process of cutting back long roots to encourage a tree or shrub to form new roots closer to the trunk (common in potted plants too). Tree root pruning is an essential step when you are transplanting an established tree or shrub. 

Pruning tree roots before planting reduces transplant shock when the moving day comes. Root pruning trees and shrubs is a process intended to replace the lengthy roots with roots closer to the trunk that can be included in the root ball.

There are some advantages of pruning, which is pruning can improves sunlight penetration and increase air movement through the tree. Pruning also develops the structure of the tree so that it can support the crop load. 

Then, we were briefed about Transplanting. Transplanting is the process of removing a plant from the place where it has been growing and replanting it in another. The major requirement in transplanting (especially of larger plants) is a sufficient water supply, since the roots are almost inevitably injured in the process. Transplanting uses double stage.

In the first stage, 2 - 4 months can transplant from small polybag ( 6 x 9 inch) to big polybag ( 15 x 18 inch ).

Watering

Prepare big polybag with soil medium

Sandy Clay Loam ( best soil) for 2 cm

In the second stage :

Remove the polybag

Make holes

Put fertilizer 

Fill up the soil

Apply mulching

Lecturer briefed to student the proper technique for prunning

Pruning is necessary to:

1.  Maintain or reduce plant size.

a.Pruning can prevent a plant from overgrowing its space in the landscape and eliminates the need for drastic cutting of crowded, overgrown plants.

b.It can allow for growth of plants under or adjacent to the pruned plant.

c.It can also serve to reduce leaf area on newly planted trees and shrubs.

●

2.  Remove undesirable growth.

a.Pruning can encourage plant vigor through the removal of weak, overcrowded growth.

b.Such thinning often improves the visual balance or symmetry of the plant.

3.  Remove dead, diseased, or broken branches.

a.Pruning will aid in maintaining the shape, vigor, and health of the plant.

●

4.  Stimulate flowering and fruiting.

a.Removal of the current year’s old, faded flowers and fruit clusters will promote flower buds for the following season.

●

5.  Rejuvenate and restore old plants to vigorous growth.

a.Proper pruning can restore a youthful, natural growth habit in certain overgrown shrubs.

●

6.  Direct the plant’s growth to a particular direction.

 What techniques are used to prune trees safely?

 General rules of pruning:

›Make cuts that will cause the least amount of damage to the tree.

›Begin pruning the tree while young.

›Choose tools most suited for job, keep tools sharp and utilize safe practices.

Pruning Equipment

Students were taught by planters executive to prunning the plant