How To Prune A Soursop Tree Grown In A Pot

I show how I keep my soursop tree small by pruning its foliage and its root system. The tree is grown in a container, in a temperate climate with long cold winters. So the goal is to maximize survability indoors during the cold season.

[@queinitiative5061]

Thank you for the step by step tips planting to pruning the tree. I am going to follow your tips with my seeds gotten since February this year. I honestly hope it will come out well. With love from EDO STATE, Nigeria

[@cooltherapy]

My pleasure!

[@karentilley4356]

I look forward to seeing the updates on this tree over time. :)

[@cooltherapy]

Updates will be coming.

[@bryanmilanovich2585]

Is ready to watch ?

[@cooltherapy]

@@bryanmilanovich2585 I posted a short not long ago, will make a longer form video this fall/winter.

[@geriannroth449]

Extremely great content 😊

[@cooltherapy]

Thank you!

[@geriannroth449]

I've never seen root pruning done this way using a hose. But it teally makes plenty sense😊

[@cooltherapy]

It's like with an hairdresser. Most use hair clippers, but the best cut I had was from an old Italian guy with scissors.

[@geriannroth449]

@cooltherapy ok thanks 😊.

[@donmajor6514]

Thank you

[@cooltherapy]

My pleasure.

[@Belen-lk9lo]

Our trees was very old since 2008 so the roots was stuck on the pots if the weather very bad with winds always falling down even load water

[@cooltherapy]

I had the same problem with my old citrus tree, but the roots were not stuck in the pot. Still, removing the tree from the pot was not easy. I made a video on that.

[@pn3940]

you have a long trunk tree. I think if you remove a third of its height, it will give more branches in the lower section. I keep all my fruit trees in pots low for easy maintenance.

[@cooltherapy]

@pn3940 It was on my mind. But cutting a trunk this size is a bit risky I think...

[@bryanmilanovich2585]

How is you soil preparing?? Compost.. what else ?? Your tree is grafted??

[@cooltherapy]

Not it is not grafted. It was air-layered.

[@bryanmilanovich2585]

@@cooltherapy did you get fruits already ? how long did it take you?

[@cooltherapy]

@@bryanmilanovich2585 Nope, only flowers... working on it, but not holding my breath.

[@bryanmilanovich2585]

@@cooltherapyhow old is this tree ??

[@cooltherapy]

@@bryanmilanovich2585 It already flowered, so it was most probably air layered from a branch of a mature tree.

[@bryanmilanovich2585]

How is you soil preparing?? Compost.. what else ??

[@cooltherapy]

Rock dust, sandy garden soil with a little bit of clay and compost.

[@bryanmilanovich2585]

@@cooltherapy thank you boss

[@oldmanfigs]

So we should prune in June?

[@cooltherapy]

If your tree exhibits the same growth pattern than mine, then sure, give it a try next June when the tree starts to cycle its leaves.

[@vynguyen6376]

Will it work with sweatsop too?

[@cooltherapy]

It depends on your tree, but most probably yes. Annnonas have fibrous root systems.

[@francisdes1210]

Has it fruited for you yet ?

[@cooltherapy]

Not yet. It produced 1 flower last winter, but the flower died before maturing.

[@kws1957]

You barely can see the ant eggs, what you removed were the ant pupae.

[@cooltherapy]

Yes. I could be wrong, but I believe the ants establish their colonies on the periphery of the pot.

[@SpX-StarCraft]

You need a bigger pot mate

[@cooltherapy]

I'll keep it in this one until I can no longer manage it with annual root pruning.