Pruning of climbing roses for beginners: is it necessary to carry out the procedure in spring, winter, autumn and summer and how to properly form a flower?

Pruning is one of the most important steps to care for climbing roses. But not all beginner gardeners know how to properly conduct it in spring, winter, summer and autumn, so as not only not to harm the plant, but also to stimulate the active growth of new shoots and ensure lush and long flowering.

Therefore, we will consider whether it is necessary to prune the flower, including in the winter, and how to do it so as not to harm the precious rose.

What it is?

There are several purposes for which pruning:

Rejuvenation of the bush. After removing old shoots, the plant can spend its energy on the formation of buds.
Giving the bush a more decorative look.
Lush and long flowering.
Creating optimal conditions for wintering plants.
Reducing the risk of developing fungal diseases by ensuring good ventilation of the plant lashes.

Depending on what goals are pursued during the conduct, the following types of pruning beauties:

formative;
anti-aging;
sanitary;
stimulating.

Is it necessary to trim?

There is no single answer to this question. But most gardeners still tend to need pruning roses. It is important to take into account the fact that different varieties and varieties of these plants need it to varying degrees.

In what cases is applied?

Before pruning a rose, you need to find out on which shoots of which year it blooms. If only last year, then this variety belongs to the Rambler group, and if it is also on new shoots, then to the Klaymer group. Also of no small importance is how many times during the season and when the climbing beauty blooms.

In once flowering varieties, flowers are formed on last year's shoots. These varieties are trimmed so that they have up to 10 shoots: 5 annual and as many biennial shoots that will have flowers this year.

In re-blooming climbing roses, flowers are located on the branches of the second, third, fourth and fifth order, which are formed on the main shoots. Such bushes are cut so that 3 to 7 main flowering shoots remain in the bush and an annual growth of 1 to 3 annual branches intended for their replacement in the future. The main pruning of re-blooming roses is always carried out in the spring.

How to choose the right time?

Young bushes of climbing roses practically do not need to be cut. Plants only remove dry, damaged shoots or completely weakened lashes. At the end of summer, they trim the shoots, which contributes to maturation and better preparation for winter. If the variety quickly drives the whips, then more serious pruning may be needed in the second year. Then you need to carry out the necessary manipulations on the formation in accordance with the characteristics of the variety.

Features of the procedure at different times of the year

Spring	After removing the winter shelter from the rose and evaluating how the plant wintered, spring pruning is performed. Do this until the kidneys awaken. All damaged, diseased, dry shoots are removed - to the base or to healthy tissues. The degree and depth of pruning also depends on how the rose will be formed and on which support it will be placed.
Winter	In winter, the formation of roses is not performed.
Autumn	Autumn pruning is part of preparing plants for winter. The rose is removed from the support, inspected, all damaged and dry branches are removed. Some gardeners recommend cutting or shortening unripe shoots.
Summer	In the summer, after flowering is completed, old branches of single-flowering varieties are cut. This contributes to the active forcing of new lashes, which will have flowers in the next season. In re-flowering varieties, dried buds are removed. This improves the decorative appearance of the plant and helps it prepare for the second wave of flowering, without wasting energy on the ripening of the fruit.

What parts of the plant are removed?

For climbing roses, like most of their relatives, pruning removes old and damaged buds, stems (damaged, weakened, wild shoots, old branches), leaves and young shoots if the plant is thickened, as well as “blind” and “fat” shoots .

Formation

The degree of pruning of the plant largely depends on what method of formation and placement was chosen for the climbing rose. If you decide to grow a variety with a scrub (a spreading bush without support), then spring and autumn sanitary cutting is carried out:

wild growth is removed;
plant density is controlled by removing shoots growing inside the bush.

The location of the lashes on the support horizontally or with a wide fan will contribute to the appearance of many additional second-order shoots. Which is especially true if the rose gives buds on the shoots of the current year. In this case pruning controls the number of basic "skeletal" lashes and remove dry inflorescences.

Reference! If the rose is placed on an arch or arbor, and the buds appear on the shoots of last year, then after flowering is completed, the shoots on which there were flowers (about 2/3 of the length) are cut, which contributes to the forcing and maturation of the lashes, on which there will be flowers in the next season.

Procedure before, during and after flowering - what is the difference?

Pruning roses before flowering stimulates the growth of new side shootson which the buds are laid.

Directly during flowering, flowers are cut. It is possible at the very base to remove wild growth of wild rose, if the rose is not root, but grafted.

After flowering, dry buds are removed. If the variety is blooming again, then after the first flowering wave, you can trim the shoots to the top active bud. This will stimulate the growth of new shoots with buds.

Step-by-step cropping instructions

Flower stalk. Removing dried and dry flowers and preventing the formation of fruits will contribute to longer and lush flowering. The cut is done at a distance of 1 cm above the eye.
Stem. Trimming the stem, as well as other parts of the plant, is carried out only with a sharp tool. The cut should be smooth and neat. Dry shoots are removed at the very base. Also do with wild shoots and weak or excess shoots. When performing anti-aging trimming, a cut is made at a height of about 30 cm from the ground. This will allow young shoots to develop that will come from awakened buds. When pruning the stems of climbing roses, a cut is made above the bud at a distance of about 1 cm. Slices of large stems are processed for faster healing.
Leaves. If there is a need to remove damaged leaves from the plant, then a cut is made near the trunk itself.
Arrows. In summer, on rose bushes you can see blind or fat shoots. The blind are when, instead of the bud, spike-like bloating is formed, and fatty ones are shoots without a flower. They are cut to half length, which will contribute to the release of several new flower shoots.

How can a plant be treated?

Large sections are recommended to be treated with garden varieties or Runet. You can do nothing with small ones.

Follow-up care

After pruning, the rose must be fed and watered abundantly, which allows you to level the stress for the plant from the performed manipulations and helps to recover faster.

Step-by-step instructions on how to cover flowers

After autumn pruning, climbing roses are prepared for wintering and covered.
The lashes are gathered together and gently bent to the ground.
Using staples, they are pressed to the ground.
Top covered with spruce branches, film and agrofibre.
If the lashes of roses do not bend tightly to the ground, then you need to tightly wrap them with lapnik, and cover the roots separately.

We suggest you watch a video on how to cover a climbing rose:

What are the consequences of wrong actions?

With incorrect pruning, you can not only reduce or not even see blooming on the plant, but also destroy the rose, greatly weakening it.

Attention! Using a poorly sharpened tool can lead to damage to the plant by diseases through poor-quality cuts.

For those who are just beginning to master the features of pruning roses, this process in many ways seems difficult to do. But, following the instructions and recommendations, with due diligence, even a beginner can cope with it.