That's the sort of weather in which Teas and Chinas most-closely approach dormancy.

Of course, I don't have the sort of temperatures you have there, but even here ... when it's hottest, that's when I prune them, if I have to do it at all.

Jeri

That's what Morris of Sardegna says also, and he knows a lot about warm climate roses. It sounds fine to me. I prune mine at the beginning of spring because they get smashed flat by snow during the winter.

Thanks for the responses.

Jeri, thanks for the tea pruning tip. I was a little concerned to do this as our temps have been in the 110s, supposed to be 114 today. Next week, we are SUPPOSED to be back in seasonable mid-ninties, I will do then.

Melissa, I pruned in early spring for winter damage, but it was such a cold winter followed by hot spring, the brownish canker continues to appear. This damage is been paricularly bad on my most fragrant bourbons, SdlM, Maggie, Mme Isaac Periere.

I will go ahead with the pruning next week. My prized Maggie hedge looks horrible. What they say about planting the same variety in a row is true. You eventually end up with holes in the lineup, or runts and giants.