Sakura flower pruning -Pruning and dead heading are important parts of your rose care routine. There are as many different opinions about how and when to prune as there are roses in need of pruning.
If you keep these basic rules in mind every time you pick up your pruning shears, you'll be rewarded with beautiful bushes that reflect the care that you put into them.
1. Always keep the center of your bushes free of growth.
2. Always remove any dead or decayed growth. This keeps your bushes looking better and also denies disease and insects a place to call home.
3. Shape your rose bushes as they grow.
4. Remove crossing branches to promote stronger growth,
Common sense rules
Always using sharp pruning shears and clean the shears after use to remove any disease or fungus spores.
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Here's a look at common pruning terms and techniques as well as some guidelines for what types of roses to use them with.
Hard or "Low" Pruning
Cut canes back to three or four buds from the base or the bud unions. This pruning technique works best with new hybrid tea, grandiflora, and floribunda varieties. You should not do hard pruning with established bushes because they may not recycle. The only exception is as a last-ditch effort to revive sick or neglected bushes.
Moderate or Medium Pruning
Cut strong stems back to approximately half of their length. Weaker stems may be cut back even more if needed.
This technique works fine with established gardens of floribundas, hybrid teas, grandifloras, and tree roses.
Light or High/Long Pruning
Cut the canes back to around 2/3 of their length. Light pruning is not generally recommended for most bushes as it tends to produce early blooms and poorly developed flowers.
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