How Do You Take Care Of Tree Roses?
Ideally, your rose should be pruned in late winter, while it’s dormant. Cut top shoots back to 6-8″. Normally, floribunda and grandiflora roses should have 4 to 6 buds per shoot, and hybrid tea, only one or two. If you want to play it safe, leave a couple more buds per shoot just in case a late frost zaps the ones that grow first. These roses are tough and are vigorous enough to generate new growth without a problem. A tree rose is a bush rose that’s been budded onto a 2-3 foot high understock stem. Caring for your tree rose is similar to the care of all roses: Make sure it gets sunshine all day long, stake the trunk to help support it, and cut the spent blooms off to encourage additional blossoms Prune any errant growth as it appears, and trim annually to maintain the shape of the tree rose When planting, amend the soil with organic matter to help hold moisture and release nutrients to the roots Make sure the soil is well-draining. After planting, make a well or basin around the trunk
