Having planted a black currant , do not think that now you can just wait for the beginning of its fruiting and enjoy delicious berries. The bush of the currant requires constant care.
Within 4-5 years it is necessary to form it with the help of pruning, until it becomes fully formed and does not begin to fully bear fruit. So, how to properly cut black currant, to achieve maximum benefit for many years of his life?
Planting and first pruning of any variety of black currant
Usually, the bushes are processed in the spring, before the juice begins to flow and the buds blossom. However, it's very difficult to catch this short moment, so it's better to cut black currant in autumn, after falling leaves.
Immediately after planting the seedlings, all shoots are cut off, only 2-3 buds remain on each. And by the end of the first year on the bush there will be 5-6 shoots.
Pruning the second year
New shoots are cut again, leaving only a few of the most powerful and properly located shoots. In the summer, the tips of these shoots are plucked, that is, the upper leaves are removed. This contributes to the development of new shoots on the sides. They will in the future be covered with fruit buds.
In addition, plucking leaves leads to the development of powerful underground, so-called, zero shoots, which accelerates the formation of a full-moon currant bush with uneven-aged branches.
Pruning for the third or fourth year
In these years only the zero shoots are cut out, leaving some of the strongest and the right ones, as well as weak branches in places of their strong condensation. This is necessary in order to prevent the bush from thickening heavily. Simultaneously with this, the branches of the last year are sure to pinch, and shorten the branches of the second and third years, cutting one of the branches after 2-4 kidneys.
Pruning of the fifth-sixth year
Next, the bush is cut to rejuvenate it. Nough shoots are cut, leaving only 5-6 strongest and correct
In order to correctly produce all the circumcisions, you need to know the grade of the bush. After all, there are several varieties of black currant, and you need to understand how to cut the black currant, available at your disposal.
Depending on the growth properties and the character of the fruiting, there are 3 main types of black currant. This sets the rules and the type of trimming. The difference in care for them is the degree of shortening and the age at which pruning is performed.