How to trim cut roses to make them look good

When is the right time to prune cut roses?

For cut roses grown in greenhouses, dormancy can be induced through drought treatment and pruning in midsummer, so that they can be sold in large quantities before the holidays. There is no fixed pruning time.

Cut roses should be checked regularly, and the side buds and side buds on the flowering branches should be removed in time, diseased branches, weak branches and dry branches should be cut off, and horizontal branches, crossing branches and parallel branches should be thinned out.

Cut Rose Pruning Tips

Weak branches of cut roses growing from weak branches should be pruned at the middle and upper parts of the weak branches at the base to promote strong branches. Weak branches growing from strong branches should be cut off at the budding point to make them grow new branches. Strong branches growing from strong branches should be pruned at the first healthy leaflet.

Precautions for pruning cut roses

For cut roses, leave certain nodes on the branches and cut off the upper part to stimulate the germination of buds at the bottom of the branches, which can cultivate stronger flower-producing branches. You can usually leave high or low stakes. High stakes can maintain better apical dominance and produce faster. Low stakes can stimulate the germination of buds at the base and produce better quality products.