Pruning Columnar roses (Lloyd Center)
Hi...can I do a light pruning on my columnar roses( Lloyd Center
Pink)..here in SW Washington? They are taller than the supporing 6 " fence and wind is really gonna play havoc with them this winter... Concern is if I do a light pruning now will they still try to grow rather than go into normal dormant stage... What is worst case scenario..will I end up with black dead ends that will get pruned off come February...or am I risking killing them due to frost on tender cut ends... We haven't had a frost here yet and probably wont until middle to end of November... So do I try pruning now or wait until frost or wait until February? |
Pruning Columnar roses (Lloyd Center)
Sandye wrote:
Hi...can I do a light pruning on my columnar roses( Lloyd Center Pink)..here in SW Washington? They are taller than the supporing 6 " fence and wind is really gonna play havoc with them this winter... Concern is if I do a light pruning now will they still try to grow rather than go into normal dormant stage... What is worst case scenario..will I end up with black dead ends that will get pruned off come February...or am I risking killing them due to frost on tender cut ends... We haven't had a frost here yet and probably wont until middle to end of November... So do I try pruning now or wait until frost or wait until February? I would minimally prune them now to protect them from the winds and do the real pruning in the spring. -- Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington USDA Zone 8 Sunset Zone 5 |
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