Rose Pruning Tips
Rose Pruning Tips: "Hard Pruning or Low Pruning
Canes are cut back to three or four buds from the base or bud union. This leaves short sturdy canes of about 4 to 5 inches long.
Hard pruning is recommended for newly planted bush roses of the hybrid tea, grandiflora and floribunda tribes. Hard pruning is often used by growers to produce show blooms for exhibition.
This method is not good for established garden roses and should not be practiced. It can still be used to rejuvenated sickly plants and neglected ones, but hard pruning is no longer accepted as correct pruning.
Moderate or Medium Pruning
Canes are cut back to about half of their length. Weaker stems are cut back more depending on their location on the bush.
Moderate pruning is the accepted method for treatment of established garden roses. Floribundas, hybrid teas, grandifloras, and tree roses all respond best to this pruning practice. If the roses are fed well, you can expect show quality roses on beautifully shaped bushes.
Light or High/Long Pruning
Canes are cut back to about two thirds of their length. This means that after removal of unwanted wood the remaining stems are merely tipped.
Light pruning is not generally recommended as it will produce spindly bushes and if practiced year after year will result in an early blooming bush with poor quality flowers.
Hybrid Tea Roses
Newly Planted - Hard Pruning is required to build up a strong root system and to stimulate the growth of sturdy, fresh canes from close to the base of the bush.
Established Roses (12 months or older) - Moderate pruning is the best method for general garden display. For show blooms hard pruning is sometimes used. For very vigorous varieties light pruning is recommended.
Floribunda Roses
Newly Planted - Where hybrid teas should be hard pruned to a height of between 4-6 inches, flori"
Canes are cut back to three or four buds from the base or bud union. This leaves short sturdy canes of about 4 to 5 inches long.
Hard pruning is recommended for newly planted bush roses of the hybrid tea, grandiflora and floribunda tribes. Hard pruning is often used by growers to produce show blooms for exhibition.
This method is not good for established garden roses and should not be practiced. It can still be used to rejuvenated sickly plants and neglected ones, but hard pruning is no longer accepted as correct pruning.
Moderate or Medium Pruning
Canes are cut back to about half of their length. Weaker stems are cut back more depending on their location on the bush.
Moderate pruning is the accepted method for treatment of established garden roses. Floribundas, hybrid teas, grandifloras, and tree roses all respond best to this pruning practice. If the roses are fed well, you can expect show quality roses on beautifully shaped bushes.
Light or High/Long Pruning
Canes are cut back to about two thirds of their length. This means that after removal of unwanted wood the remaining stems are merely tipped.
Light pruning is not generally recommended as it will produce spindly bushes and if practiced year after year will result in an early blooming bush with poor quality flowers.
Hybrid Tea Roses
Newly Planted - Hard Pruning is required to build up a strong root system and to stimulate the growth of sturdy, fresh canes from close to the base of the bush.
Established Roses (12 months or older) - Moderate pruning is the best method for general garden display. For show blooms hard pruning is sometimes used. For very vigorous varieties light pruning is recommended.
Floribunda Roses
Newly Planted - Where hybrid teas should be hard pruned to a height of between 4-6 inches, flori"
posted by Bambi at 11:12 PM
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