How to Prune a Cecile Brunner Climbing Rose
The "Cecile Brunner" rose goes by several names including "Sweetheart Rose" and "Climbing Mignon." The pink, compact flowers closely resemble those of the hybrid tea flower. This climbing or vining rose variety grows vertically rather than outward in a bush form. Unlike other rose varieties, it has almost no thorns on its stems. "Cecile Brunner" roses must be pruned to keep them a manageable size as well as to train them into the desired shape. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Wait until the early summer when all of the rose blooms have started to fade before pruning the "Cecile Brunner" rose.
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Examine the "Cecile Brunner" rose for signs of disease such as black spots or white powdery substances. Trace the diseased limbs back toward the base of the plant and cut them off 1 inch below the diseased section using pruning shears.
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Examine the rose for limbs that have very few leaves and those that did not produce rose blooms the previous growing season. Cut these limbs off approximately 18 to 24 inches above the base of the plant with the pruning shears.
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Stand back and look at the overall appearance of the climbing rose. Prune back any stems that are growing outside the desired growth pattern, such as horizontally instead of vertically. Cut these stems back to 18 inches above the base of the plant or at the height where they blend in with the desired shape.
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Prune the base of the "Cecile Brunner" rose every two to three years, to control outward growth and to encourage new vertical stems. Look at the base of the rose and select the three to five largest stems, also called canes. Prune off all of the remaining stems using loppers, making the cuts 1/2 inch above the soil.
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Tips & Warnings
When pruning, make each cut at a 45 degree angle slanted towards the center of the "Cecil Brunner" rose bush.
Wipe the pruning shears in a cloth soaked in alcohol after removing diseased limbs to prevent spreading the disease to healthy parts of the rose.
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