Do rose seedlings need to be pruned in winter?
Today's experience sharing: Introduction to roses, do rose seedlings need to be pruned in winter? The specific content is as follows:
Winter is approaching soon, and for rose pruning, many rose enthusiasts are aware of it. Do rose seedlings need to be pruned in winter? Today's Tianlang's mini-class is here to solve a problem for everyone——whether to prune rose seedlings in winter?
Should rose seedlings be pruned in winter?
Rose seedlings are usually less than a year old, not having reached the 365-day small and slender body, but only the size of an adult's palm. Many people often ask: "Should these delicate branches and tender leaves also join the winter pruning army?"
Our answer to this is: it depends on your rose cultivation plan for 2019.
So, what is your need for growing flowers?
A. Shape the plant after making the seedling strong
B. Want to see flowers next spring!
A. Make the branches strong and then shape
Not pruning is to allow the plant to grow more branches, relatively, the seedling will not bloom or bloom less. For many rose seedlings, especially climbing roses, it is generally not recommended to prune, as the branches are few and weak, and it is best to accumulate nutrients in the early stage.
A1. Climbing rose seedlings
Climbing roses need a certain amount of growth before they transition from vegetative growth (lush branches and leaves) to reproductive growth (blooming and fruiting). When the seedlings grow and mature, the degree of vegetative growth weakens, and blooming will increase. Therefore, we do not recommend pruning climbing rose seedlings in winter. Let the seedlings grow freely, and when the branches and leaves are lush and naturally droop to form a pressure branch effect, more strong and powerful suckers will emerge from the bottom of the seedling, making the whole plant stronger and stronger, and then you can shape and bloom to your heart's content.
Climbing rose seedlings: Angels of the rose kingdom
A2. Shrub rose seedlings
For non-climbing roses (shrub/flowering/miniature…), we also do not recommend pruning, and if pruned, try to do light pruning. For example, you can prune off branches with obvious mold, and leave the rest alone. Let the seedlings grow naturally, and after the spring sprouts and branches grow, press the branches down to promote suckers, and shape the plant after it becomes thick and strong.
B. Bloom! Bloom! Bloom!
For those who don't want to miss the spring blooming season, they can start preparing to prune in winter! However, protection after pruning is also very important. Without good wind protection, the buds may grow into blind branches.
B1. Shrub rose seedlings
1. First, prune off 2/3~1/2 of the branches, leaving them at about the same position;
2. Prune off the weak branches, leaving 3~4 main branches, with several buds reserved on each branch;
B2. Climbing rose seedlings
Pruning climbing roses is very simple, just cut off the weak branches that cannot bloom.
I'm sure you've noticed that rose pruning has no fixed formula. After determining the winter pruning principles, many pruning details can be adjusted based on <seedling condition + regional environment + personal goal>.
The content introduced above about whether rose seedlings need to be pruned in winter is hoped to be helpful to rose enthusiasts!