Shrub Rose Shoot Treatment
Abstract: This article introduces the treatment of shrub rose shoots, let's get to know more about it.
Yesterday, I posted a dynamic about rose shoots on my social circle, reminding everyone that when you see such shoots as marked in the red circle in the picture below, you should remove them promptly. Then many flower friends commented and asked why we should break them off? Also, many flower friends sent me their own rose shoots, asking whether they should also be removed. Let's first take a look at what kind of shoots should be removed.
The two shoots in the picture above look equally strong and robust, and the shoot in the red circle seems to be even more vigorous. This vigorous shoot is the one that needs to be removed. So why should it be removed?
From the picture above, can you see that the leaves of these two shoots are significantly different? The shoot without a circle has leaves that are spread out, which are the common leaves of rose flowers, while the shoot with a circle has leaves covered with wrinkles and明显 smaller leaves. This is actually a twig of the rosehip.
This means that this rose is a grafted seedling, and now a shoot of the rootstock has emerged. Therefore, this rootstock shoot should be removed in a timely manner, otherwise, the rootstock shoot will slowly replace the grafted rose shoot and eventually revert to the original state of the rootstock.
Although the grafted rose seedlings, with the strong root system of the rootstock, can grow fast and be resilient, it is common for them to occasionally produce rootstock shoots. This is also true for root-grafted seedlings, because most of the rootstocks today are cuttings, and very few use the real wild rose roots for production due to the long production cycle.
Rootstocks from cuttings are prone to produce rosehip shoots, so during the maintenance process, if you find branches with leaves that are significantly different from rose leaves, you should remove them promptly. So how should we deal with the true rose shoots?
Shrub Rose Shoot Treatment
When rose plants produce shoots, it is a sign of healthy growth, so it is considered a good thing. However, if the treatment method is not appropriate, it can become a troublesome issue, because shoots have a strong growth potential and can grow very long in a short time.
For mini roses and shrub roses, if a strong shoot grows from the base, it is recommended to pinch the top to control the growth of the shoot promptly. Otherwise, the shoot will grow too tall, ruining the original rose plant shape and becoming a single dominant branch. Then you will have to adjust the plant shape again in winter. For the adjustment method of a single dominant rose plant shape, you can refer to the book "How to Grow a Burst of Roses from Scratch."
The topping position for shrub rose shoots should be based on the position of the rose's branching, topping at the height of the branches. This will cause the shoot to produce new branches, making the rose plant full and the overall height relatively uniform, resulting in an even plant shape.
This topping is only for shrub roses and mini potted roses. If it is a climbing rose, don't top it easily.
The above is the detailed introduction of the treatment of shrub rose shoots and whether to prune the shoots at the rose roots, do you know now?