Commercial Floriculture

Types of pruning

• The intensity of pruning markedly influences the growth and flowering of roses depending upon the extent and level of shortening. There are three types of pruning practiced in rose viz.

  1. Light pruning :
  2. Moderate pruning :
  3. Hard pruning :

1. Light pruning:
• Dried and dead branches are trimmed off.
• Cut either at the 2nd or 3rd eye bud immediately below the flower bearing stalk.
• Removing of tips upto 2-3 buds and is practiced in standard roses, climbers and ramblers.

2. Moderate pruning:
• Healthy shoots are pruned back to 45-60cm from the base.
• Commonly practiced in floribundas and HT roses.

3. Hard pruning:
• Here keeping only three or four shoots of the last year growth and heading back at about three or four eyes from the base.
• Practiced for rejuvenation of old bushes and weak plants
• Pruning is done by leaving 10-30cm from the bud joint.

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