How to prune jade plant
The editor answers for netizens on how to prune jade plant and the related introduction of green plant flowers with pruning method illustrations, keep reading!
Jade plant, as a green herbaceous plant, grows quickly, especially with careful care from people, it can grow lush and full of branches, but growing too tall is not necessarily a good thing, as it may affect the overall aesthetic appearance. So, how to prune the jade plant when it grows tall? The method is actually simple, let's follow the editor to understand the pruning method illustrations of jade plant.
【One, How to prune jade plant when it grows tall】
Jade plant grows relatively fast, and its leaves can grow very high, but they do not look beautiful. It needs to be pruned properly. Therefore, it's best not to use scissors when pruning, because using scissors can easily cause serious damage to the plant, making it difficult for the cut to heal, and scissors can also cause the wound to become swollen and waterlogged, which will affect the plant's normal growth.
So the best pruning method is pinching, which means removing the top seedlings of the jade plant with your hand, effectively limiting its normal growth. In addition, pruning can also be done after the jade plant flowers, as the flower spikes are not ornamental and keeping them can affect the overall beauty of the plant, so it's best to cut them off.
【Two, Illustration of jade plant pruning methods】
<1. Cut off the top branches>
To make the jade plant look more beautiful, you should first cut off the top branches to effectively limit the plant's growth and make it look more aesthetically pleasing. However, you cannot use scissors for pruning; you can directly pinch them off with your hand. Although it may look unnatural after pinching, the plant will return to normal after a few days of care.
<2. Cut off dense leaves>
How to prune jade plant
Too dense leaves are not necessarily a good thing, especially for jade plants grown at home. If the leaves grow too lush, it will only lead to the soil nutrients not being supplied in time, and it will also look unattractive. So it's best to cut them off, and the leaves will grow back in a few days, so there's no need to worry about cutting off the leaves.
<3. Post-pruning care techniques>
After pruning the leaves of the jade plant, you should not water it immediately, and during this period, stop fertilizing. It's best to wait a few days, until the soil in the pot is completely dry before watering and fertilizing again. This will prevent the leaves from growing back, avoiding the尴尬 situation where pruning seems to have no effect.
【Three, Jade plant pruning branches and leaves can also be used to propagate】
Newly propagated jade plant seedlings should have their tops pinched to increase the number of branches when the seedlings are about 10 cm tall, which makes the plant more full and the ornamental value higher. Pruning of larger plants is generally based on their growth, shortening the long branches as cuttings, which are easy to root in clean river sand or vermiculite, and can be directly planted in sandy soil.