Sandalwood Pruning Method

1. Welcome
Canopy Management of Sandalwood Plant

2. Canopy Management of Sandalwood Plant
Pruning saplings - its two types
1- Formative pruning
2-Form pruning

3. Formative pruning
 Formative pruning of young saplings is the most effective pruning method
because it removes only a very small amount of productive photosynthetic leaf
material. This is achieved by ‘pinching’ off all growing tips that compete with the
central leader.
 Regular formative pruning means that there is little (or no) need for heavier
pruning with secateurs, loppers or a bush knife.

4. Form pruning
 Often a tree is not pruned for a year or more and needs to be pruned to bring it
back to being a tree with a single trunk. Form pruning is distinct from formative
pruning by secateurs. This method is effective for young saplings up to 5-6 years
old, but less effective for older trees.
 Older trees should be left unpruned, because pruning can introduce heartwood rot
or disease.

5. Formative pruning (for younger plants)
1- identify central leader
The central leader is
the main, central
growing point of the
tree.

6.  2- identify competing leader
 A side shoot that may compete
With the central leader grows from
below the central leader

7.  3- Remove the side Shoots
 Break off the tips of side shoots by pinching them between fingers and thumb.

8.  The pruned Sapling-
 The growing tip of only the central leader remains.

9. Form pruning (for young saplings up to 4 years old )
 1- identify fork Sapling
 Select saplings with a forked trunk.

10.  2- Remove fork
 Remove the fork by cutting the unwanted branch by
secateurs.

11.  3- identify competing leader
 A competing leader is a branch growing vertically towards the
top of the tree.

12.  4-Remove the side shoots
 Remove the competing leader with secateurs.

13.  The pruned tree

14. Remedial pruning
 Pruning back to a single leader is often necessary when the central growing tip is
damaged, possibly by wind, a bird or a falling branch. This can be done
immediately after growth recommences

15. Correctly pruned
One trunk and a single leader at the top

16. Incorrectly pruned
• an inappropriate shape like a ‘lollipop’,
because too many lower branches have been
removed

17. Precautions
 Sterilize secateurs by Dettol after cutting every plants.
 After cutting applying COC or Bordo Pest to the cutting
area .
 After pruning , collect waste Material (Branches)and
through out field .

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