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Apr 08, Prune these roses right after flowering is finished. If the plant produced many canes, remove several of the oldest and weakest canes to the bud union. If only a few canes were produced, cut them back to several feet above the ground.

Train these canes horizontally to. Aug 12, Wild Rose Care. Once their root systems are established in their new homes, these tough rosebushes will thrive with a minimum of wild rose care. Deadheading (removal of old blooms) them really is not necessary and will cut down or eliminate the wonderful rose hips they produce.

Tools Needed Step One: Find a Healthy Flower First, find a shoot with flowers that have already bloomed. Check that the shoot is Step Two: Look for Five Leaves and Cut Above Find a cluster of five leaves.

A five leaflet leaf set indicates where the Step Six: Shape Rose Bush. Dec 09, Pruning should be safe for you as well as for your roses, so use only the sharpest shears to make clean cuts.

Cut at a degree angle, slanting inward.