Should I cut off the blind branches of the Chinese rose?
An explanation about whether to cut off the blind branches of the Chinese rose, the following is an introduction by the editor of this site.
Recently, many flower enthusiasts have been asking whether to cut off the flower buds of the Chinese rose, but there are also many yellow leaves, what should be done? This is also the topic I want to share today. In spring management of Chinese roses, after the flower buds have grown, it is important to remove leaves and blind branches.
Spring Management and Leaf Removal for Chinese Roses
Our potted Chinese roses, after winter dormancy, will have many sprouts in spring. Although it has been repeated that it is necessary to remove sprouts from Chinese roses in early spring, many flower enthusiasts still can't bear to remove them because they want the Chinese roses to bloom more.
If no sprouts are removed in early spring, when the Chinese roses grow flower buds now, there will definitely be a large number of blind branches. Of course, even if we have removed sprouts in early spring, there may still be blind branches and yellow leaves now, so there is no need to worry, just adjust them in time.
For example, the pot of Chinese roses in the picture above, does the yellow leaf look scary? Oh dear, will this pot of Chinese roses wither? In fact, this is just because the growing buds at the bottom are blocked by the leaves above, not getting enough light, becoming weak and forming hanging blind buds. Coupled with continuous semi-monthly rainy weather, the humidity near the potting soil is too high, poor ventilation, and no light, they get suffocated.
For example, the yellow leaves above, these are also yellow leaves inside the plant. The reason for the yellowing is that these leaves grew out first, and secondly, they are inside or at the bottom of the plant where they receive very little light and poor ventilation, which easily causes premature aging, yellowing, and falling off.
So, if no sprouts were removed in early spring, then now that the Chinese roses have grown flower buds, the blind buds and flowering branches can be easily distinguished. Moreover, diseases and pests also start to appear during this period. It is necessary to clean up the yellow leaves and blind buds of the Chinese rose plant in time to enhance the plant's ventilation. For example, the pot of Chinese roses below, does it look very lush?
But in fact, there are many blind branches and weak old branches inside this Chinese rose. Now it's time to clean up this Chinese rose. First, remove the yellow leaves.
Then, cut off the small blind branches growing inside the plant and at the bottom. These small blind branches usually have only a few leaves and the branches can't even be seen. Keeping these branches will only affect the ventilation of the Chinese rose plant and increase the probability of red spider infestation.
In addition to dealing with the small blind branches inside, for example, the branches with poor sprouting in the picture above should also be cut off thoroughly. These branches are not healthy themselves and are prone to rot if not cut.
After pruning all the yellow leaves, small blind branches, and poor sprouting branches, let's take another look at this Chinese rose.
Do you think it doesn't look as lush as before? The remaining new branches are flowering branches, with nutrients concentrated (G-Y) for the flowering branches, which can make the flowers bigger. With improved plant ventilation, it is also less likely to get infected with black spot, red spider, and other diseases and pests.
In fact, Chinese roses are easier to care for than we think. By following the methods in the book "How to Grow Chinese Roses from Scratch", you can easily grow Chinese roses well.
The detailed explanation above about whether to cut off the blind branches of the Chinese rose is for your reference and suggestion only.