Remove only damaged and crossed branches. Delay major pruning and shaping for a year or two.
Once a plant is established, your landscape style will determine your pruning schedule.
As always the dead wood must go, along with any weak or crossed branches. The rest should be cut back to six eyes or so and half that on laterals. On pillar grown roses you should grow the plant up on support.
Pruning crossed branches and opening up the center of the tree to the shape of a wide bowl will decrease the number of branches where blossoms form and allow more airflow and sunshine to reach the remaining fruit.
 See also: Branch, Plant, Pruning, Cross, Shrub
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