What is the best month to pinch the tops of pepper trees? Why are pepper trees not growing well?

In life, pepper is one of the most common condiments. Do you know how to grow pepper trees? Regarding the best month to top pepper trees, as well as the reasons and solutions for pepper trees not growing vigorously, you can read the detailed introduction provided by this website. I hope it can help you.

Which month is best for pinching the tops of pepper trees?

The pepper tree should be pinched during the growing season to before leaf fall. In winter, the tree has stopped falling and growth and is in a dormant period. Speaking of pinching the tree is a joke.

Pinching in May and June is the early stage of pinching, which should be done heavily. This method is suitable for apples and other fruit trees. The purpose of pinching is to branch out and cultivate fruiting branches. Because these trees have flower and leaf buds, which are formed in the same year, they will bloom first and then leaves in the spring of the following year.

The buds of the Zanthoxylum bungeanum are mixed buds, which are branches first and flowers later. The purpose of pinching this kind of tree is just to strengthen the trunk and accumulate nutrients. The mixed buds are full and plump from the base of the branches. Therefore, they can be lightly pinched when they grow 30 cm in the growth period (preferably without forking), and they can be lightly pinched again until the leaves fall. If the forking occurs, pinching will not only be detrimental to nutrient accumulation, but will consume nutrients from the tree due to branching, which is futile.

Why are the pepper trees not growing well?

1. Insufficient light.

In order to improve economic benefits, some pepper farmers interplant other crops in their pepper gardens, and the interplanted crops are tall crops such as corn and sorghum. These tall crops will block the sunlight of the pepper trees.

However, everything cannot grow without sunlight, especially the Chinese prickly ash tree, which is a strong sun-loving tree species. Once the sunlight is blocked or the light is insufficient, the Chinese prickly ash tree will not grow vigorously.

2. Poor site conditions.

Although the pepper tree is relatively drought-tolerant and barren-tolerant, that is only relative to other tree species. Drought-tolerant and barren-tolerant does not mean that it likes dry and barren soil. The pepper tree is the same as other tree species. The more fertile the soil is, the better it will grow.

If the soil for planting is too poor, or if the pepper tree is planted on a slope or wasteland with severe soil erosion, the growth of the pepper tree will definitely not be as vigorous as if it is planted on good soil.

3. Improper management.

The planting of any crop must be carefully managed. If it is not managed or managed improperly, it will definitely affect the growth of the crop. The pepper tree is of course no exception. Improper management is an important reason why the pepper tree does not grow vigorously. For example:

1. The pepper garden is not weeded.

An agricultural proverb says, "If you don't weed the pepper trees, they will age in the same year." This is because weeds will compete with the pepper trees for water and fertilizer, so the pepper garden must be weeded. If you don't weed, the water and nutrients needed for the growth of the pepper trees will be taken away by the weeds, and it would be strange if the trees could grow vigorously.

2. Improper pruning.

Failure to prune or improper pruning of the pepper tree will affect its growth. Without pruning, the branches of the pepper tree will be dense, grow in a disorderly manner, and be airtight, and poor ventilation and light conditions will inevitably lead to poor growth.

Unreasonable pruning refers to the fact that some pepper farmers do not know how to prune what they should prune, and prune what they should not prune. For example, in the summer, they prune the branches of the pepper tree, cutting too many large branches. This will damage the vitality of the pepper tree and cause it to not grow vigorously.

3. Pest and disease control is not timely.

There are many diseases and insect pests that affect the growth of pepper trees, including gummosis, pepper rust, root rot, etc., and insect pests include aphids, scale insects, borers, etc. If these diseases and insect pests are not prevented and controlled in time, they will affect the growth of pepper trees at the least, and even lead to the death of the entire pepper tree or the entire garden.

What to do if the pepper tree is not thriving

If it is caused by insufficient light, then improve the light conditions of the pepper tree, do not interplant other crops in the pepper garden or only interplant low crops such as soybeans and peanuts. If it is caused by poor site conditions, then improve the site conditions, fertilize the soil, improve the fertility of the soil, and convert slopes into terraces to promote the growth of pepper trees. If it is caused by improper management, then learn more about the planting and management techniques of pepper trees and manage them scientifically.