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Will the bougainvillea die once leaves drop? Can the branches be pruned when all the leaves drop?

Gustavo Fring
2020-07-09 09:37:56
It needs to be judged according to different degrees whether or not the bougainvillea will die after falling leaves. If only slight defoliation occurs, as long as the maintenance method is changed according to different situations, the plant can be saved. If not only the leaves fall, the roots and stems have dried up, so the chance of death will be great. Don't prune after the leaves have fallen.

Will the fallen leaves die?

The results are different in different degrees. If only slight defoliation occurs, it may be just because the environment is not well adapted, or the light is too strong, the amount and frequency of water and nutrients are not right, or the temperature suddenly becomes low. In this case, you don't need to worry too much, just change the maintenance method according to different situations, you can save the defoliation. However, if it is observed that not only the leaves have fallen, but also the roots and stems have dried up, the probability of death will be very high, the effect of saving is no longer obvious, and the signs of life basically tend not to

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Can I cut branches when the leaves fall out?

Don't prune the leaves after they've fallen off, it won't help the growth of the plants much. It can be cut many times a year, but not too much. It needs to grasp the time of cutting. The best time is after the blooming period, when the flowers are in full bloom and the energy consumption is almost the same, you can prune the branches, so as to reduce the nutrient consumption of the main body, so as to ensure that more nutrients can be supplied to other branches and leaves.

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