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Timing is determined by the class of the rose plant and the zone in which it is growing. Most rose pruning is done in the spring, with the blooming of the forsythia as a signal to get moving. If you don't have forsythia, watch for when the leaf buds begin to swell on your rose plants, meaning the bumps on the canes get larger and reddish in color.

Hybrid tea roses are the most particular about pruning. If you don't know what type of rose you have, watch the plant for a season. If it blooms on the new growth it sends out that growing season, prune while dormant or just about to break dormancy, as stated above. If it blooms early, on last year's canes, don't prune until after flowering.

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Depends on where you live. Usually in the spring (after the snow leaves if you have snow in the winter months) and before the bush actually starts to grow much which should be late spring and early summer.

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I was told years ago "twice a year". January 15 and June 15 for total pruning. during the summer as needed to keep flowers blooming and growing

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your no expert at spelling.

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Autumn and Spring are the best times to prune your roses belive me i know iam a exspert!

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you tell me

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