Pruning

Pruning roses redirects growth in the plant. When parts of a plant are pruned off it uses its energies to produce new stems and leaves. All pruning cuts should therefore be made just above a new outward facing bud. A rose cane or stem will grow and bear flowers actively for a number of years. However unlike a tree, it does not increase in size every year; it eventually exhausts itself and dies. Roses that are left unpruned can become a tangled mess of old and new canes all competing for air and light. Pruning is essential to the health of the rose. Cutting out dead and diseased wood will encourage the regular development of healthy new canes and ultimately, the goal of all rose growers, beautiful masses of blooms.

There are different methods to pruning:

1.) Hard pruning: when rose canes are severely cut back.

2.) Moderate pruning: where the rose canes are cut back by about one half of their height.

3.) Light pruning, where stems are only cut back to less than two-thirds of their length.

Correct pruning encourages vigorous blooming and healthy new shoots from the bud union. Removing old, dead and damaged wood allows the plant to direct its energies into producing healthy new canes from the bud union. If you have any questions feel free to contact us at Eddybrook!