TRAINING
OF YOUNG TEA Three to four months after
planting, the apical dominance is arrested by
cutting off the leader stem. This operation, called
centering, promotes the axillary bud's growth
and lateral branches are formed. For further lateral
branch formation, good spread and establishment
of plucking surface the growing branches are trained
by two stage tipping. First tipping is carried
out at 35 cm followed by second tipping at 50
cm.
Formative pruning (Branch formation pruning) is
carried out at the end of five years after planting.
The recommended pruning height for formative pruning
is around 45 cm. At the time of formative pruning
less than pencil size thick branches are removed.
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