Smaller climber rose pruning method
The editor answers everyone's questions about climber rose pruning methods and knowledge about how to prune climber roses in winter. Please feel free to correct any mistakes!
Yesterday, I shared the pruning method for shrub roses, and then many friends who raise climber roses began to feel anxious, eagerly wanting to know how to prune climber roses. Several climber roses were also continuously posted in the iAskCircle by flower friends, consulting pruning methods. So today, let's talk about how to prune climber roses.
Climber Rose Pruning Method
The pruning of climber roses is actually quite simple, and more importantly, it's about牵引. Regarding traction, there is no introduction today. You can refer to the detailed introduction in the book "How to Raise a Bursting Rose from Scratch." This article focuses on the pruning method of climber roses.
When pruning climber roses, we need to treat them differently depending on the situation. For climber roses that have just been planted for a year, the plants are usually small, and there are relatively few branches to prune. However, for climber roses that have been growing for two to three years, there are many branches, and relatively speaking, there will be more branches to prune.
Pruning Method for Smaller Climber Rose Plants
The picture above shows a climber rose plant asked about by a flower friend in iAskCircle. As you can see from the picture, the plant is not very large, which is usually the size that a climber rose can reach after one year of planting.
The picture asked by the flower friend has leaves, making it not very clear to observe the branches. The pruning of climber roses should be combined with traction. Our pruning work should serve traction, so the pruning methods for small and large climber rose plants differ significantly. To facilitate understanding, I will illustrate with a hand-drawn diagram for you as an example.
The picture above shows the state of a climber rose planted in the ground after one year. You can see two long branches ① and ②, where branch ② with the forked part is the growth from spring and summer, and branch ① without the forked part is the strong shoot from summer and autumn. Additionally, there are branches ③④⑤ of medium length, and ⑥ should be the first shoot, which is not very strong but has retention value, and ⑦ is the original branch of the seedling, which has completed its mission. The distribution of the plant branches is basically clear, so let's look at the pruning positions below.
Pruning method for smaller climber rose plants
Pruning position ① is the branch brought by the seedling. Compared to the other branches, it is already a very weak old branch, so it can be cut off completely. Pruning position ② has several places, doesn't it? They all belong to the same type of branch with a fork. The middle section often remains after the flowers have bloomed and not been pruned, with new branches growing below and a small section of the branch above retained. Therefore, we cut off the relatively weak middle part and retain the branches on both sides.
Pruning position ③ is the cut back of the top of the new shoot because the top part is thin and not mature enough, so a cut back is done. Pruning position ④ has many small branches, but they are all short, so only two bud points are retained and cut off.
Pruning a small climber rose plant is that simple. Try to retain the branches that can bloom for traction, so there will be more flowers in the spring. It is recommended that the pruning of climber roses be synchronized with traction. This is also why GreenPlantNet did not prune the branches, as they might be needed during traction, so they are retained first. When pruning and牵引 climber roses, be sure to wear protective gloves, or you can get seriously injured.
The above (GreenPlantNet) introduces the pruning method of climber roses and the specific content of the pruning method for smaller climber rose plants. If it can help you, remember to visit GreenPlantNet often!