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Pruning rose bush shrubs, technique and timing
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Here is how to prune rose bush shrubs, proper timing and relevant techniques.
Pruning of a shrubby rose bushes impacts the shrub’s flowering and guides growth as years go by.
Bush roses or shrub roses are a type of rose usually formed of:
a very short stem
from 3 to many shoots sprouting from very low, near ground level
with lots of branching out
and many flowers.
They’re different from climbing roses and need a different type of pruning. Read on to see how to prune bush roses!
Season for pruning rose bush shrubs
There are 2 pruning seasons throughout the year. The second one is the more important of the 2.
Less important – Fall is for light pruning that only aims to remove wilted flowers, dead wood and weaker branches.
More important – End of winter or the beginning of spring. This is when a more drastic and final pruning is performed, most often in very early spring (March). Follow the pruning tips below.
Pruning rose bush shrubs
Keep in mind that the purpose of the pruning is to cut the shrub short while keeping its main branches.
It is important to reduce old fibrous branches to make way for young shoots.
Pruning tries to keep the buds that will grow into flower-bearing branches as close as possible to the graft point.
Try to cut around the 4th outward-facing eye.
Also cut twigs and dead branches, and older stems, too.
Keep in mind that the purpose of the pruning is to cut the shrub short while keeping its main branches.