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roses leafed out before I could trim back
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Posted by
lowjo1 5 (
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Thu, Mar 29, 12 at 11:10
| With the combination of the warm weather and time getting away from me, my roses in the front (rugosa shrub roses) and in the back (knockouts) have all leafed out. I had planned to cut them back hard this year. Can I cut them back now, after they have leafed out, or is it perhaps too late?
Thanks for any advice. |
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RE: roses leafed out before I could trim back
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| I would not cut them back now. You don't have to cut them back at a certain time every winter you know. That is just for people who have a harsh winter. I only cut mine back when they need to be cut back. My winter is mild. I don't base my cutting back on the seasons, but if the rose is suffering from fungal, then I cut back the infected parts. Also shrub rose and roses that are not classic hybrid teas don't have the same pruning rules. I tried to convince my neighbor not to cut back his pitiful tea rose every winter, but he does anyway. The roses stays pathetically small and weak, because it never gets any time to make thick canes. You want your rose to have thick canes for better flowers. |
RE: roses leafed out before I could trim back
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- Posted by hoovb z9 Southern CA (My Page) on
Thu, Mar 29, 12 at 14:40
| What you could do is cut back lightly for shape, then for the rest of the season dead-head more material than you normally would--take off 12" instead of 3" or 4". They'll look pretty good this year, then you do what you need to do next year. |
RE: roses leafed out before I could trim back
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| Let them bloom and then prune if needed. That way you may squeeze an extra flush of bloom out of the season. Meanwhile you might be able to identify some bad canes because they are producing blind growth--look for areas of smaller, more crowded leaves where the top leaf is mature and green--cut back or remove the underlying cane. |
RE: roses leafed out before I could trim back
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| I usually have leaves by the time I prune. A lot more this year. I'm still going to prune this weekend, many are too tall and quite a few have old growth from last year. |
RE: roses leafed out before I could trim back
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| My shrubs never lost their leaves this year. I cut them back hard because they needed it. We will see. It sure is hard to prune with leaves. You can't see what you are doing. |
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