Ornamental pruning is a technique or geometric cut used to create and maintain a tree or shrub with some desired shape. This technique is based on regularly cutting the buds of branches and leaves that protrude from the established profile or design.
In the case of olive trees, there are different types of ornamental pruning, such as formation, fructification and maintenance, but regardless of the type of pruning that you want to apply all meet in different proportions the same purpose, keep the tree healthy and ensure the production of its fruits.
The types of pruning
Although it is true that there are different types of ornamental pruning, in all cases it is advisable to use wires to manage the branches to the desired location, however, the branch direction must be respected in the same way and the compact dimension of the branch must be maintained. Olive tree that is being molded.
For the ornamental pruning of the olive trees, you must wrap the cup or the whole of the olive tree with a metal mesh or a wooden framework to maintain the dimensions of the framework by cutting the branches or daughters that surpass the mesh or frame. These cuts are made three or four times a year.
Forms of ornamental pruning
The most applied forms or volumetric with the technique of pruning are animals, cubic or rounded forms. However, each person dedicated to this technique is acquiring skills and abilities, thus achieving great designs incredible, unique and very complex.
When it comes to an olive tree with productive purposes of olive oil, ornamental pruning is performed to maintain the balance between the plant mass and production. This technique is applied to achieve the greatest possible amount of fruit in a short time and of excellent quality. On the other hand, when pruning is for aesthetic purposes, what is sought is to give a nice and striking shape to the specimen.
