Pruning Methods After Rose Flowering
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Roses have the characteristic of forming buds and blooming on new branches during growth. Especially with some varieties, as soon as the flowers on the branches wither, the auxiliary buds begin to grow into new branches and form buds at the tip of the new branches. If left to grow, the branches become thin and weak, the flowers small and pale, the plant shape disorderly, affecting ventilation and light, and easily leading to diseases and insect pests, causing severe diseases.
Therefore, pruning must be carried out after each flowering to promote strong and flourishing plant growth. The post-flowering pruning of roses should be carried out in three stages from May of the current year to after the beginning of autumn. Each time, the specific pruning method is determined based on the growth of the roses at different times.
The first post-flowering pruning should be done in mid-to-late May. At this time, the withered flowers should be cut off promptly to avoid fruiting, so as to concentrate nutrition on sprouting new branches. For relatively strong branches, in order to moderately inhibit their growth, light pruning should be done, retaining 4-5 buds; for medium-developed branches, medium pruning should be done, retaining 2-3 buds, and the upper part should be cut off; for weaker growing branches, strong pruning should be done, retaining 1-2 buds to promote the sprouting of strong branches.
The second post-flowering pruning should be done from late June to early July. At this time, it is the midst of summer, and there is no need to cut off too many branches and leaves to avoid reducing the photosynthetic area.
The third pruning should be done after August. At this time, it should be changed to medium pruning, leaving 2-3 buds on each branch, and to maintain the balance of the plant shape, pruning should be done on the branches that bloomed in the previous batch, removing overlapping branches, intersecting branches, and densely packed branches, following the principle of removing the weak and retaining the strong to ensure good ventilation and lighting conditions.
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