| The reason to keep your rose tree garden | | | | The hardest part about pruning is to know |
| pruned is to help promote new growth especially | | | | exactly when to prune. This will vary by the type |
| new blooms. By pruning, you also get rid of the | | | | of rose bush you have. It is not recommended to |
| dead growth which also makes your plant | | | | prune roses in the fall unless they are in an area |
| healthier. Pruning also helps you to alter the shape | | | | that is exposed to strong winter winds. For most |
| of your busy and control the size that it can | | | | rose types, you will need to prune in the early |
| become. Rose bushes need air circulation which | | | | spring to a height of about ten to twelve inches. |
| can be improved through pruning also. By opening | | | | You will always want to prune toward a bud |
| up the plant through pruning, you will allow more | | | | facing outward so that the new growth will not |
| light to penetrate it which also makes it stronger. | | | | crowd around the center of the plant. All of the |
| If you prune the bush wrong, it will not kill the | | | | roses that bloom on their old growth should be |
| plant, but knowing when and how to prune it will | | | | pruned immediately the day right after they |
| make it stronger. | | | | bloom. The roses that bloom on new growth can |
| It is important to have very clean and sharp tools | | | | wait to be pruned in the early part of spring. The |
| when pruning your rose tree. The most popular | | | | climbing roses have a long life cane that produces |
| pruning tools are the bypass pruner and the long | | | | a lateral growth. The flowers arise from this |
| handled lopper. It is important to keep your | | | | growth. The climbing roses bloom mostly from |
| pruning tools clean because if one of your trees | | | | their old growth. If you prune these too much |
| should have a disease, you can pass the disease | | | | you could reduce its flowering. |
| on to the next tree or bush that you prune. If | | | | It is important to know where to cut when |
| you have an unhealthy rose tree or bush and you | | | | pruning roses. Removing the dead wood is easy |
| know that your tools have been exposed to it, | | | | but you have to know where to start cutting the |
| you can use rubbing alcohol to clean the tools. If | | | | healthy part. You cannot really harm rose bushes |
| your trees are healthy, you can just use water to | | | | by pruning them. At worst, you will have a time |
| clean them and wipe them dry before pruning | | | | of year with few blooms as a result from pruning |
| your next bush or tree. Sharp tools are needed | | | | hard at the wrong time of year for the particular |
| to keep your cuts straight. A dull cut can damage | | | | rose plant. Most roses can be pruned as much as |
| the cut and that will not be healthy for it. You can | | | | ½ to 2/3 of their height every spring. You will |
| use heavy duty gloves to prune which will protect | | | | be rewarded with a strong growth and beautiful |
| your hands from the thorns. | | | | roses! |