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As with all woody
ornamental plants,
roses will need occasional
pruning. Generally, rose pruning will fall into the
following categories:
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Spring Pruning -
Depending on the harshness of the winter and the
type of rose involved, there are likely to be
dead canes or twigs coming out of the winter.
Usually, the dead parts will be totally black
with a brown transition zone into the green
alive part of the cane. You will want to cut
away the dead cane down to where your cut
exposes nice, moist wood.
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Reflowering Pruning
- Many roses, especially
hybrid teas, are
capable of producing several rounds of flowers
on the same cane during the course of a summer.
Once the flower has faced, cut the stem down to
the next 5 leaflet leaf. A new can segment will
soon grow from the bud where the leaf came from
the cane. In a short time, this will develop
leaves of its own and a flower bud. After that
new flower fades, repeat the process. Continue
to do it until about mid-August. New growth
encouraged after that date will probably not
have time to flower and will be killed by the
first frost.
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Size Pruning -
Sometimes, you just need to trim the rose bush
to keep it from outgrowing its space. This is
especially true of so-called climbing roses
which are just plants that develop very long
canes. They do not have tendrils or other
traditional tools used by vines to climb.
Anyway, when cutting back for size, go down the
cane and make the cut just above an outside
growing leaf. This will encourage the new growth
to go away from the center of the bush which is
always a good way to encourage new growth on a
plant.
More on
pruning.
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