In order for the rose bush to bloom profusely in summer and have healthy growth, the right cut is of great importance. How exactly and when the shrubs are pruned depends on the rose class in question.
Roses are special - so is their pruning
time
The cutting time depends on the breeding form. A distinction is made between single and multi-flowering varieties.
spring
For most roses, the time to prune is when the forsythia are in full bloom. Depending on the region, this is the case from mid-March. Rose bushes that have formed fresh shoots with young leaves tolerate pruning without any problems.
summer
This cutting time is recommended for flowering or once-flowering varieties such as shrub roses and burdock roses. The latter bloom on annual and perennial shoots, so that they can easily cope with a summer cut. Modern breeds are stimulated by a later pruning to develop more flowers.
fall
Ideally, after spring pruning, prune your roses a second time between October and December. It is important that the trees have enough time to regenerate before winter sets in.
make cuts
When cutting roses, the pruning shears are placed five millimeters above a bud or shoot so that the cut surface slopes slightly at an angle. The top vegetation point below the cut should face outwards. First remove all weak, diseased and old shoots at the base.
Basic Rules:
- Hybrid tea and bed roses: Cut back to 15 to 20 centimeters
- shrub roses: Cut back a little less intensively than hybrid tea roses that bloom more often
- climbing roses: shorten to a maximum of one third of their height
Cut bed and hybrid tea roses
So that the shoots do not become too long and the floribunda loses its bushy growth habit, cut back weak-growing varieties to three to five previous year's shoots. These should each have three eyes. In the case of Hybrid Tea roses, long and straight flowering shoots are desirable, whereby the bush should not branch out too much.
All stronger branches are cut back to five buds. Shorten weaker shoots so much that three vegetation buds remain. Leave three to four main shoots on slow-growing varieties and five to six branches on vigorous-growing roses.
Cut shrub roses
The overhanging character of these forms is based on a strong skeleton. Long shoots from the previous year are shortened by a third of their length. Cut the remaining branches so that they have three to five growing points. Then focus on three to five strong main shoots that form the crown.
Pruning climbing roses
For varieties that have bloomed once, remove the previous year's shoots. Two to three year old branches can be cut back to three eyes. All cultivated forms that bloom more often must be brought into shape by removing incorrectly growing young shoots. Older specimens are shortened to three to five buds.
tips
Climbing roses that bloom multiple times should have a balance between annual and perennial wood.