How to prune rose seedlings

When to prune rose seedlings

After the winter frost, most of the rose leaves turn yellow and fall off, the branches turn green or red or most of the leaves fall off, the buds are visibly full, and the plant enters a dormant period, so winter pruning can be carried out.

Cutting method : Choose new branches of the year, cut them flat on the top and obliquely on the bottom, remove excess leaves, leaving only the two small leaves on the top, put vermiculite in a plastic basket with holes, insert the branches to a depth of 3 to 5 cm, water them and place them in a cool place. Spray water more in the first 5 days, reduce spraying after 5 days and they will slowly take root.

Pruning branches and leaves of rose seedlings

When pruning potted rose seedlings, it is generally necessary to consider the uniformity of the plant shape. When pruning, many buds are reserved according to the condition of the plant. After the buds sprout in spring, the unnecessary buds can be wiped off.

The most effective pruning method is to use your fingers to remove the newly appeared axillary buds of roses. You should also prune young or mature branches to improve the efficiency of photosynthesis.

In order to optimize the quality of rose flowers, you can use tweezers, scissors or your fingers to prune and thin out the flowers during the bud stage, which can make the flowers bloom larger. However, in order to avoid unnecessary nutrient consumption after flowering, the remaining flowers must be cut immediately.

Tips for pruning rose seedlings

Dead branches are inevitable during the growth of roses. They should be pruned immediately after discovery to avoid infection. At the same time, in order to make the plant shape more beautiful, you can prune miscellaneous branches and overly dense branches to save nutrients and promote the growth of other branches.

If you want the rose seedlings to grow faster, you can appropriately prune off all the long branches, crossed branches, overlapping branches, etc., to encourage the plant to sprout new branches and make it grow faster.

Rose seedlings pruning flowering

If you want the rose seedlings to bloom, you need to allow them to have more branches. You need to constantly prune them to accumulate nutrients so that the original branches can branch out. When the roses are in the seedling stage, pick the buds as soon as you see them. This will encourage them to branch in large numbers. After accumulating enough nutrients, they will be able to bloom more beautiful flowers.

Things to note when pruning rose seedlings

In winter, lightly prune the rose seedlings, cutting off one-third to one-half of the length, so that the main branches have at least three or four buds. These buds will sprout and bloom next year.