How to prune the lateral branches of climbing roses?
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How to prune the lateral branches of climbing roses? The seedling condition determines the pruning method!
Recently, many flower friends have asked about whether the secondary and tertiary branches need to be pruned when pruning climbing roses. In the Aiwen Circle, there are also flower friends asking such questions. I believe many flower friends are still confused, so today I will simply introduce it.
Pruning the lateral branches of climbing roses
In fact, for the secondary, tertiary, and even quaternary branches of climbing roses, there is no fixed answer to whether they need to be pruned. We still need to treat them according to different situations.
If it is a large climber with many branches, we can prune more freely. For some not very strong quaternary branches, tertiary branches, and even secondary branches, they can be pruned.反正枝条多, you can cut as you like, and you won't end up cutting it bald.
For large plants, pruning is relatively free, and it doesn't matter if you cut more or less. For some smaller climbing roses, such as those potted for a year or half a year, because the plants are not big enough and the branches are not enough, we need to consider more when pruning.
Of course, if you want to keep the small climbing rose seedlings strong for the next year to grow faster, it is recommended that you cut off all the weak branches and only keep the strong ones. However, in that case, there will be very few flowers in the spring.
If we want more flowers in the spring, we should not rush to prune. We can take it step by step and first cut off the weakest and shortest branches.
For example, in this pot of climbing roses, we can see that there are many short and thin branches. Does it seem overwhelming at first glance?
The suggested pruning advice is to first cut off the shortest branches on the long branches, as these branches shorter than 10 centimeters cannot be pulled and are also thin, so they should be cut off directly. Should we leave a bud point when cutting? No need, just cut off completely.
The image above shows the pruned state, from which we can see that many lateral branches have not been pruned because these lateral branches are relatively long, and the whole plant is small. If we want more flowers, we need to keep more lateral branches to fill the blank areas of the long branches being pulled.
Let's look at the one above, which is also a small climbing rose, but this one is really too small, with only one decent long branch. However, for many small climber seedlings, this is often a stage they need to go through.
When we prune, we can first cut off the small branches on the main branch and then cut off the thin and short branches at the bottom.
The image above shows the pruned appearance, which looks much cleaner, right? The next step is to tie and shape.
Tying and shaping is a delicate task that requires the synchronization of eyes, brain, and hands. For friends interested in complex tasks, you can read the book "How to Raise an Explosive Rose from Scratch," which introduces in detail the process of pulling from seedlings to large seedlings.
The above sharing of how to prune the lateral branches of climbing roses is hoped to bring you help. Finally, don't forget to check out more flowering experience and knowledge!