Good scissor skills are essential for a flourishing spring pot of Chinese roses: Winter pruning methods
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The winter in Zhejiang province really changes its face quickly. In the morning, I was still wearing a light jacket, guiding the Chinese roses, but by the afternoon, a gust of wind came, and I had to go back inside to put on a thick cotton coat. The temperature dropped from 23 degrees to 7 degrees, a sharp drop indeed. Everyone should pay attention to adjusting their clothing as needed, as this is a high incidence period for the flu.
With this new round of cooling, many of you who haven't pruned your Chinese roses yet can start taking action. Give your Chinese rose a haircut and get it ready for the New Year in a clean and refreshing manner. Today, I'll talk about the winter pruning methods for Chinese roses as a reference for everyone.
Winter pruning methods for potted shrub Chinese roses
Because the temperature this winter is relatively high, some cold-tolerant varieties of Chinese roses have already started to sprout, but that's okay, pruning is still necessary. If they have already been pruned and are now sprouting, you can refer to my article from yesterday for guidance.
The Chinese rose used as a case study for pruning today has already started to sprout; it's a Honey Snow Mountain, a rose-shaped flower that blooms late in autumn, only in December, so you can still see many withered flowers on it.
First, observe the overall condition of this pot of Chinese roses. Many leaves have withered and fallen off, and a small number of leaves have turned yellow. You can also see that the buds have started to sprout, with some already quite large.
If your Chinese rose looks like this, with only a few leaves and appears old or yellowed, remove the leaves before pruning. If the leaves are mostly new and look shiny and healthy, don't remove them. Keeping them will aid in photosynthesis. Generally, Chinese roses with such leaves are in the growing stage, like in southern regions, where Chinese roses do not hibernate, so don't remove the leaves.
Before using the scissors, carefully observe the condition of the Chinese rose branches and buds. This is a small Chinese rose with thin branches, and you can see that two new buds have already sprouted at the base. To make the Chinese rose stronger, it's recommended to cut more, at least half, and if you don't mind fewer flowers in the spring, you can cut off 2/3 of the plant. The more you cut, the stronger the new branches will grow in the spring.
Pruning steps: 1. Prune the withered flowers.
First, cut off the withered flowers. In fact, withered flowers should be pruned when the Chinese roses are finished blooming, otherwise, after frost, the withered flowers and half-opened flower buds can easily develop powdery mildew.
When the temperature is below 5 degrees, the flower buds of Chinese roses will not open because they are easily affected by frost, which can lead to powdery mildew. If your Chinese roses still have many flower buds, move them to a place where frost can't reach or place them in a south-facing阳台 inside, maintaining a temperature above 10 degrees, and the flower buds can still bloom.
2. Cut off the dead branches.
After pruning the withered flowers, the next step is to prune the dead, diseased, and yellowing branches, as well as branches with diseases or pests.
3. Overall pruning.
Then, overall pruning is done. For weaker seedlings, if you want more flowers in the spring, it is recommended to cut off half of the plant, which will result in more flowers and stronger new branches. Cutting more will make the branches stronger, but the number of branches will decrease, and so will the number of flowers.
4. Detailed pruning.
After overall pruning, adjust and prune the details, cutting off some overly thin, short branches, dense branches, and branches growing inward.
Finally, adjust the height of the buds to keep them at the same level. If the top bud is growing inward, it should be cut off. Try to keep more outward-growing buds because this Chinese rose variety doesn't grow very openly, and letting the branches grow outward will make the plant look better.
This Chinese rose was pruned with a little more than half of the plant cut back. You can also prune more, leaving only 3-5 buds at the base, which is also fine. Last year, I basically pruned it bald.
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