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| HI - I';ve been searching how to prune a climbing rose, and have watched the very informative Paul Zimmeman videos, but I'm a little confused.
He states never to cut the main canes more than 1/3, but you can cut the laterals down to w/in 6?? inches to within the main cane. That said, when I cut the main canes down a bit, just so it doesn't get too tall and climb over the fence, won't new shoots start out in all directions from the point of the cut, making it even more of a mess?? Or will the cane just continue on growing as one cane? thanks for any information you can provide! Kari |
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| Sometimes the main cane starts to die back from the cut. That main cane usually looks really awkward for the rest of the cane's life when the tip is cut off. Bend the cane along the fence instead of cutting it. |
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| I would start bending the cane while it is still young. Then the laterals will grow from that and produce more blooms. I don't usually have to cut back the main cane. What climber are you growing? |
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- Posted by Ibanez540r none (My Page) on Wed, Apr 4, 12 at 14:09
| Typicaly a bunch of new shoots will not sprout from the cut. But at the outermost lateral you will get a lateral which can act as an extension of the new main cane. |
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| If the main cane is nearly vertical, as the OP seems to suggest, after topping you will get a few strong laterals from near the top. These will continue upward. This is why you should not allow canes of a typical climber to grow vertically. But perhaps I am not understanding the question as it was intended. |
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| michaleg - Thanks for the response.. I don't actually have a climber yet, just thinking ahead because I am going to get one this weekend.. |
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| Kari-- Please give us the height/width of the area you want the rose to occupy. Also, one thing to keep in mind when selecting a rose is that not every climber is cane-hardy in zone 5. You cannot assume that climbers offered by local retailers are suited to the local climate. |
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| I was just going to say the same thing-a lot of climbers in our zone don't always get as tall because of winter die back. I grow mostly climbers/ramblers that are usually hardy enough for our zone. Any idea what type you want-is color, fragrance, etc important to you? Also, will the rose be protected from Northern winds-the less hardy climbers need this in the winter. |
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| Color - pink, white or yellow ... Small sized and yes it would be protected by north winds... Frangrance would be nice but not too important.. Thanks for the help!! |
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| You might want to look at John Davis, or Climbing Fairy-one I really love is Bouquet Parfait, has been hardy for me. How wide of an area do you have? By the way, I have often cut main canes back with no problem- nothing ever grew from where I cut it. You want to spread out the main canes-They don't have to be totally horizontal. I never weave them thru the trellis, because sometimes I bend them down a bit in the winter to give them a bit more protection. After your climber blooms it will put out new shoots, which are usually pliable and easy to train. Another one I have is Seafoam-but the thorns are killers!! You can do a search here and see if you like any of the ones I mentioned. Oh also I grow Reine Des Violettes as a climber-maybe too purple for what you want but lovely, and. very fragrant. It's a Hybrid Perpetual. |
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