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How to prune roses? Master the right method for more blooms

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Dormant-season pruning: keep two to four buds on the current year's branches and cut away all the rest; moderate heavy pruning is needed. Growing-season pruning: cut away branches that are too dense and block airflow, or cut away branches with relatively severe pest and disease damage. Only by combining these two types of pruning can the plants bloom abundantly.

1. Dormant-season pruning

Pruning roses is a fairly rigorous task, and it is divided into two modes: one is dormant-season pruning after the leaves fall, and the other is growing-season pruning during the growth period. Dormant-season pruning after the leaves fall means keeping two to four buds on the current year's branches and cutting away all the rest; moderate heavy pruning is needed. Rose flowers are formed in the new buds that sprout in spring, so we prune relatively heavily; the following year strong branches will sprout, and in spring the plants will produce better flowers. If winter pruning is not done in time or is not severe enough, the branches that sprout the following spring will be thin and weak, which in turn causes the flowers to be small and weak.

2. Growing-season pruning

For growing-season pruning, cut away branches that are too dense and block airflow, or cut away branches with relatively severe pest and disease damage.

In addition, another fairly important task is pruning the spent flowers. Generally, you should prune at the first leaf with five leaflets below the spent rose flower head, because it is a compound leaf; one leaf is made up of several leaflets, and only a leaf formed of five or more leaflets can be considered a complete leaf, and only the leaf bud of this leaf can be a robust bud. So when pruning, you should prune downward from the first leaf that has five leaflets, cutting about 1 cm to 1.5 cm above the second leaf.

The pruning cut should not be placed right against the leaf, because after pruning the wound will recede backward; if it is too close, it will dry out downward and injure the bud below the cut, affecting the growth of new branches. After pruning in this way, the bud below the cut will be stimulated and sprout, and the new branches that grow will produce new flowers. Rose pruning requires the combination of these two types of pruning to grow strong and bloom abundantly.

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