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I have a very pretty rose tree that is doing very well. The roses however, grow in bunches of maybe 4-5 per branch....this is heavy for the limbs and they tend to hang more so than stand up nice and pretty.

My question is though, how far back do I cut the dead flowers? They are pretty much dying in the bunches (fading and wilting). don't know how far back to go to cut them off.

Any thoughts?

Hi Rookie

Roses and use secateurs and snip off 15cm to 25cm (6in to 10in) of stem together with the dead head just above a leaf joint.

Just copied that straight from a very famous English gardening experts' site!

Thanks Jess! Sounds like I did just that....fingers crossed!