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Pruning roses
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Posted by charlesh London (My Page) on Mon, Feb 27, 06 at 11:17
| I have some shrub and bush roses ('Iceberg' and 'Boule de Neige' to name two) that have become very leggy, and basically only have a single stem coming from the ground. They aren't particularly old - I don't think they've been in for more than 6-8 years.
Is there any way of encouraging them to shoot from the base? If I cut them right down to ground level, will they put out more new shoots, or are they liable just to come from below the graft if I do this? |
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RE: Pruning roses
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| They are less likely to throw suckers if you prune them very hard, but not actually to ground level. Roses used to sucker abominably, but budding techniques have improved along with the choice of rootstocks, so this is less likely to happen following hard pruning as it used to be. My mother used to prune hers almost to ground level every year and they threw up very vigorous growth which flowered well. The golden rule with roses is the harder you prune them, the later they flower. |
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