The invention discloses a pruning method for renewal and rejuvenation of old persimmon trees. The pruning method is characterized by including the following steps that removing and retraction of boughs are performed, water sprout pruning is performed, local intensive boughs are processed, and especially weak persimmon trees are processed. The pruning method for renewal and rejuvenation of the oil persimmon trees is reasonable, convenient to operate and good in effect.