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Comments (7)Hi All, Thanks for the follow-up. Yes adenium1949, I believe you are correct in that by pruning the plant, I should more specifically be seeking advice on the shaping of it since that is actually what I am doing :D - any advice? I will try to post other photos from different angles soon... Karyn1 I agree... I believe it was a cutting and my preference is to continue to have it leaning for the sake of interest - it was repotted about a year ago, so I think it's probably too soon to repot? At least if that's only for the sake of positioning it... The consensus seems to be leave it until it's done seeding and then trim, so I'll follow that route, however is there a rule of thumb when it comes to shaping these plants or is it all generally a matter of preference? Thanks again for the feedback!...See MoreRose pruning help
Comments (4)Hi adi_az: I assume that az means Arizona, so I found an excellent article in Gardenguides.com, entitled, "How to prune rose bushes in Arizona". Here's an excerpt from below link: Step 1 Prune all dead or diseased canes. These canes will appear black, brown, shriveled or otherwise discolored. Make your cut at least 1 inch below the diseased portion of the cane so you are cutting into green wood (or cut them back to their point of origin if the entire cane is diseased). You should see white, healthy pith in the center of the pruning cut you have made. If the pith is dark-colored, prune back further until you see healthy, white cane tissue. Step 2 Prune canes that are thinner than a pencil in diameter back to their point of origin. Step 3 Prune any branches that cross other branches or grow toward the center of the plant to increase the interior light penetration and air circulation. Step 4 Cut the remaining canes back to a uniform height--usually 1 to 2 feet. Leave at least three outward-facing buds on each cane. Step 5 Remove any suckers growing beneath the bud union on grafted roses. Use a trowel or your hands to dig to the point of the sucker's origin then tear it off. Pruning the suckers at the soil's surface will only encourage more to grow. Step 6 Coat all pruning cuts with a thin layer of white glue (Elmer's Glue works fine) applied with your fingertip to prevent wood borer infestation. **** From Straw: The pictures you posted look great !! Pitch is white, healthy. How much to prune depends on how much water is given. Here in my zone 5a, it takes all-night rain to generate a 3 inch. growth. Your bush is at the right height, the only thing needs pruning are the stems thinner than a pencil. As to prune cross-branches to increase interior lightning ... that applies to my dark & rainy & gloomy zone. But I see zero benefit for a sunny climate, where cross branches help to shade the roots. I pruned off cross branches on Evelyn, and it didn't benefit much, since the cross branches were the most productive ... sap & water flow easier on a horizontal slant, so my cross-branches produce huge flowers, versus vertical branches don't produce much. That's the logic for pegging (training horizontally to produce more blooms). As to applying Elmer Glue to avoid cane-borer, I used the liquid one, which was useless. I also used the Elmer glue stick ... I seriously doubt the effectiveness of glue against cane-borers. I read on an old garden site where they recommend to splatter mud (sticky clay) to seal off canes against cane-borer. I think that's more effective, but I would try it first, before recommending to someone else. My mud (alkaline clay) is so sticky that I need a knife to pry that off from my shoes, so my sticky clay is more effective than loamy & loose soil to prevent entry of cane-borers. Here is a link that might be useful: How to prune rose bushes in Arizona...See MoreHelp With Pruning Container Roses
Comments (3)Hi Leela, I don't think you need to prune these. Generally, you want to prune while the rose is still dormant, and these are leafed out completely. Also, your roses are quite small, so pruning them might not help, since you are taking away their ability to photosynthesize for a while. Austins don't need as much pruning as hybrid teas do -- generally just removing dead wood, thinning, and shaping them a bit after they get established. These don't look established yet to me, so aside from removing any dead or diseased material from the bushes and planters (including dead or black-spotty rose leaves), if I were you, I'd leave them alone. You could train some of their canes horizontally around your little wire tripod while the canes are still young and green, but other than that... maybe just a little dose of fish emulsion fertilizer (or the like) and let them be. That would be my suggestion....See MoreKO Rose Pruning Help
Comments (8)This is totally typical for Knockouts as well as many other roses that survive in cold zones. Get used to cutting off the dead bits and the roses will not notice the canes that are gone, but you'll both be happier with them trimmed out. Just cut back to the point where you have leaves sprouting from the canes and keep an eye out in case the rose abandons a little more cane beyond where you cut later in the spring. It's expected and you're doing great as a novice DIY landscaper. Cynthia...See MoreRelated Professionals
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