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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2025, Vol. 61 ›› Issue (11): 226-241.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.LYKX20240500

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Current Situation and Development Trend of Tree Pruning Mechanization in China’s Forestry and Fruit Industry

Quancheng Liu1,2,Haoming Lei3,Yaxiong Wang1,2,Yunpeng Jing1,2,*(),Hong Xing4,Lei Yan1,2   

  1. 1. School of Technology, Beijing Forestry University Beijing 100083
    2. Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Forestry Equipment and Automation, Beijing Forestry University Beijing 100083
    3. The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 999077
    4. Chinese Academy of Forestry Beijing 100091
  • Received:2024-08-23 Revised:2025-01-08 Online:2025-11-25 Published:2025-12-11
  • Contact: Yunpeng Jing E-mail:Chrisjyp@bjfu.edu.cn

Abstract:

In recent years, China’s fruit and forestry industry is booming, fruit and tree planting scale continues to expand, the forestry industry structure is increasingly perfect. However, the level of mechanization of tree pruning operations is still insufficient, and the lack of tree pruning equipment and related supporting equipment is prominent, which restricts the high-quality development of the forest and fruit industry. This paper analyses the development history and current situation of tree pruning mechanization at home and abroad, and discusses the basic structure and technical characteristics of domestic tree pruning machine. Firstly, it describes the main technology and equipment of human hand-held forest fruit tree pruning, and discusses the applicability and operational efficiency under different operating conditions. Secondly, the application of lifting platform-assisted forest fruit tree pruning technology and equipment is introduced, and its advantages in improving pruning operation efficiency and safety are analysed. Once again, intelligent pruning technology is introduced, and the pruning robot integrates the application of image recognition technology and three-dimensional reconstruction technology to discriminate the spatial position of branches, intelligently plan the pruning path, and control the end-effector to realise the automated pruning operation. Finally, it points out the problems in the development of domestic pruning mechanization, puts forward the development of applicable models and equipment for the integration of agro-mechanics and agronomy, promotes the application of a new generation of artificial intelligence pruning technology, improves the support policies for the forest and fruit industry, and attaches importance to the training of professional talents and other development suggestions.

Key words: fruit tree management, pruning machinery, mechanized development, intelligent

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