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Roses are thermophilic and capricious plants. Therefore, pruning roses for the winter is a mandatory item for proper care of them. Each gardener should be especially attentive to this procedure. It is necessary to carry it out before “warming” the flowers for the time of frost. Only in this way you can count on the fact that the flowers will delight you next year.
Basic cropping methods
Almost all novice gardeners are wondering: “How to cut roses for the winter?”. The pruning procedure is mandatory, and is carried out before sheltering the flowers for the winter.
Pruning roses in autumn can be done in 3 main ways. Getting to know them is very important for beginner rose growers.
So, the first type of pruning is radical. It provides for the elimination of processes up to two dormant buds.
It is possible to cut shoots in this way in representatives of branching varieties, miniature varieties and hybrids of tea species. Sometimes it is necessary to radically cut the plant if the shoots died or most of them were susceptible to disease.
The second type of pruning is moderate. The basic rule of this pruning: you need to shorten only half of the stem. When should this type of pruning be used? Moderate elimination of shoots will have a positive effect on most garden flowers. It is worth removing the stems of up to 5 rudiments of the kidneys so that 20 – 25 centimeters remain above the soil surface. Moderate pruning allows the culture to winter well and “wake up” earlier in the spring. Preparing roses for winter involves the mandatory removal of all unopened buds in the fall. After all, before the start of winter, they will not have time to ripen.
The third type of pruning is light pruning. It represents the elimination of the upper part of the stems of individuals. This type is applicable for elite varieties – English, old, Bengal and a number of others. Two-thirds of the shoot do not touch: about 10 buds should remain intact. It is wrong to use this type of pruning annually, because it provokes weakening of the stems. As a result, the rose bush loses its usual shape.
Video “Pruning and hiding”
From the video you will learn how to properly cut and cover roses for the winter.
Pruning different varieties
There are a number of features of cutting the queen of flowers, depending on their type and variety.
Hybrid Tea
Autumn pruning of roses of this species begins in November. It is best to spend it on a dry and fine day. Premature implementation of the procedure will not give the desired results. On the contrary, it can provoke the activation of dormant buds, as a result of which it will be necessary to re-prun. Each repeated procedure increases the risk of contamination of the culture with diseases.
How many centimeters should the height of the bush be? As a result, the shrub of the species should have a height of 30-40 cm. In no case should the hybrid tea be cut too low. After all, in this case, she may simply not survive.
Floribunda
Everyone who wants to breed floribunda should know about the characteristics of the variety and how to care for such roses. Therefore, before deciding to grow this type of crop, it is worth considering:
- the variety is intended for constant flowering;
- such a bush is different in power;
- pruning is carried out solely to improve the quality of flowering.
Proper pruning of a floribunda includes:
- In the first year – removal of all damaged organs and shortening of the roots.
- In the second year of the plant’s life, all weak “areas” of the bush should be cut to 20 cm in length.
- For the rest of the existence of the culture, the bush not only gets rid of diseased or damaged organs, but is also carefully thinned out.
The procedure is carried out in late September-early October. Only after it has been carried out can roses be covered for the winter.
Climbing grandiflora
Climbing varieties: pruning and sheltering roses includes careful autumn bud harvesting. At the same time, pruning shoots consists only in eliminating their tops. When carrying out the procedure for large-flowered plants, it should be borne in mind that the bushes of the first group must be cut in accordance with the degree of landscaping. 
In this case, you should not remove a lot of buds and shoots, because this can adversely affect flowering.
Caring for climbing roses of the second group involves cutting off shoots of medium and small lengths.
For the third group, a high cutting of stems is true, since flowering is laid only on the upper buds.
In any case, caring for such roses means eliminating their “extra” branches that provoke thickening of the bush. However, you should not be too zealous, because as a result, a climbing individual can turn into an ordinary shrub.
Climbing rose type rambler
The winter period is unusually difficult for roses. Therefore, their shelter for the winter is simply necessary. However, this procedure is necessarily preceded by cropping.
How to prune roses for the winter like rambler? The procedure involves getting rid of shoots that have already faded. But also a good result will be the removal of most wattle, because that species tends to grow actively.
Rose Modern Shrub
Before you cover the Modern Shrub flower for the winter, you need to cut it correctly. First of all, underdeveloped shoots are eliminated, after which the bush is thinned out (be sure to remove 2 and 3-year-old shoots that will slow down the development of the plant). As a result, only up to 6 shoots should remain. The procedure for this variety can be carried out in the spring.
Ground cover
This variety, against the background of its relatives, is “not afraid” of winter, so pruning provides for only a small cupping. As a result, the bush should take the correct shape. In the future, the plant is enough to thin out.
Standard
Caring for standard roses involves staged pruning:
- Decimation of culture.
- Removal of fruits and autumn buds.
- Elimination of all leaves.
- It is wrong to shorten the branches, it is enough to cut off the tops.
Rose pruning dates
When to prune roses in autumn? Usually the procedure is carried out in late September – mid-October, sometimes until November. Some varieties can be put in order in the spring. For the procedure, it is worth choosing fine days. In this case, the disinfection will not be washed off by precipitation.
So, the answer to the question of whether it is necessary to prune roses for the winter is unequivocal – yes. Every gardener must also learn when and how to prune roses. Only then the cut material will not harm the plant.
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