Kev tswj cov tshuaj yej vaj yog kom tau ntau cov tshuaj yej tsob ntoo buds thiab nplooj, thiab sivyog ua kom cov tshuaj yej sprout ntau. Cov tshuaj yej tsob ntoo muaj cov yam ntxwv, uas yog hu ua "zoo tshaj plaws". When there is a tea bud at the top of the tea branch, the nutrients inside the tea tree are mainly transported to the top, first ensuring the growth and development of the top bud, and at the same time, the growth of the side buds is relatively inhibited. Yog li ntawd, tag nrho cov tshuaj yej tsob ntoo sprouts txo thiab tawm los tsis siab. Nyob rau hauv thiaj li yuav suppress lub sab saum toj dominance ntawm tshuaj yej tsob ntoo, tshuaj yej cov tswv teb feem ntau resort rau pruning, sivtshuaj yej prunertxiav tawm cov lus qhia saum toj kawg nkaus thiab txhawb kev loj hlob ntawm sab buds thiab ceg. Feem ntau, peb los yog plaub pruning yuav tsum tau los ntawm cov yub theem mus rau cov neeg laus theem los txhawb ntau ceg ntawm cov tshuaj yej tsob ntoo. After the tea tree enters the official picking period, it needs to be lightly pruned every year or every other year, that is, 2 to 3 centimeters of branches and leaves on the crown of the tree are cut off, and the tea tree is trimmed tiaj tus los tsim ib qho arc lossis tiaj tus xaiv nto. This will help tea trees sprout more and more uniformly, with higher yield and better quality, making it convenient for both manual and machine harvesting.

After years of picking, the tea tree has a layer of fine branches on the crown surface, often forming “chicken claw branches” with weakened germination ability. Lub sijhawm no, koj tuaj yeem siv atshuaj yej trimmertxiav tawm 3 mus rau 5 cm ntawm cov ceg zoo thiab nplooj ntawm lub crown nto. Nyob rau hauv no txoj kev, thaum lub tom ntej no lub sij hawm ntawm tshiab tua sprouts, lawv yuav muaj peev xwm loj hlob rog buds thiab nplooj.