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How to prune tea roses
Trim off the upper branches.
Start off by getting your rose bush down to about 14 inches (36 cm) tall using pruning shears. Clip off the tops of the bush, trimming it enough so that you can clearly see the bottom of the stems and which way they're growing.

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*Pruning the plant lower will help promote new shoots. Cut the stems at approximately a 45 angle to prevent you from having to go back and re-cut your branches later in the process..
*These shoot out from each side, so trimming your plant will only be necessary if your plant still has a growth spurt. Trim when dead leaves begin to appear..
*Cut down from there on in order to avoid deadheading the blossoms. Don't trim around the base of the rose if you have trouble seeing the bottom of the buds..
*After trimming the branches, take the stem off the rose bush. You can cut down around the stem to reveal thicker branches on either side, or have the bush prune elsewhere in your garden..
Pruning the plant lower will help promote new shoots. Cut the stems at approximately a 45 angle to prevent you from having to go back and re-cut your branches later in the process.