HOW TO PRUNE HYBRID ROSES WITH STEP BY STEP DIAGRAMS

IT'S VISUALLY EASY

MIDSUMMER BLOOM

SO START WITH A VISUAL

COLD WEATHER WARE BEFORE PRUNING

BEFORE PRUNING

THEN FOLLOW THESE FEW BASIC RULES OF THUMB

.....OR SOME ABSTRACT RULES OF THUMB 

KEEP THE 5 STRAIGHTEST AND STRONGEST CANES WHILE OPENING UP THE CENTER




THEN LOCATE THE PARTS OF THE STEM

ALL CUTS WILL BE MADE JUST ABOVE THE NODE

CUTTING AT THE 5TH LEAFLET NODE IS NECESSARY TO PROMOTE A FLOWERING STEM

THEN STUDY THE ANGLES IN WHICH TO CUT AT A NODE FOR OUTWARD BRANCHING

THIS CUT APPEARS TO BE INITIATING INWARD BRANCHING

THIS CUT INITIATES OUTWARD BRANCHING

FINALLY PRUNE

AFTER PRUNING

AFTER PRUNING






TREE ROSE PRUNING IS MUCH THE SAME BUT LEAVING MORE CANES

BEFORE

AFTER

BEFORE

AFTER

SEE MY POST ON PROTECTING YOUR PLANTS FOR WINTER TO PUT YOUR ROSES TO BED