Citrus kinnow young tree training frame development feathering staking first years Punjab
How do I manage feathering and frame development in young kinnow and citrus saplings?
GGurpreet Singh11 महीने पहले · 328 व्यू
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🌾Farmer.in Krishi Teamविशेषज्ञ ✓10 महीने पहले
The first two to three years of a citrus tree are about building a strong open frame, not fruit, so train it carefully. Keep a single straight stem to the desired height, then select three to four well-spaced main scaffold branches around the trunk to form an open balanced framework, and remove water shoots, crossing branches, and any growth from below the bud union. Stake the young plant against wind and remove rootstock suckers regularly because they steal energy. Discourage heavy early fruiting so the plant puts energy into structure and roots. For the exact training height and branch selection for kinnow in your area, confirm with Punjab Agricultural University extension or your local KVK.
GGurpreet Singh10 महीने पहले
The rootstock suckers below the bud union were the silent thief in our Fazilka block, they grow fast and look healthy but they are the wrong variety. We rub them off while they are small and soft every time we walk the field. Let them grow and they take over and starve the kinnow scion.
JJaswinder Sidhu10 महीने पहले
We were impatient and let some young trees set fruit in the second year, and those trees stayed weak and lopsided for long. Now we remove the early flowers so the plant builds roots and a strong frame first. A year of patience early gives a far better tree for the next twenty years.