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How to prune a rose bush

Mary Smith
By Mary Smith. Updated: December 10, 2024
How to prune a rose bush

Pruning roses is a crucial step in ensuring they thrive and produce beautiful blooms. By removing dead or damaged wood, you encourage new growth and healthier plants. It's recommended to prune your rose bush at least once a year, though multiple pruning sessions can be beneficial. For a detailed guide on how to prune a rose bush, check out OneHowTo.

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Steps to follow:

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First, note that March is the best time to prune roses, when the cold season and especially the frost are over.

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You can also supplement pruning the rose bushes November, by removing the remains of dead wood and dead flowers.

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To prune the rose bush, you need well sharpened pruning shears for a clean cut. Also, you must cut bezel and try to do always above a bud.

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When pruning a rose bush, remove suckers and dead wood, i.e. those branches that are not healthy or do not produce flowers. In this way, we stop the unnecessary consummation of water and nutrients, you will recognize pacifiers because the leaves are light green and smaller.

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You should also remove spent flowers and fruits, in addition to making the rosebush look bad, they consume energy. You should always keep the young branches and those with buds, i.e. where the roses will grow later.

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Notably vigorous branch should be pruned above fourth or fifth yolk as it will be able to feed 4-5 shoots that arise from it; conversely, a weak branch will be left a maximum of one or two buds.

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