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| For many years, my roses maintained a really nice, consistent height of about 4'. Last year, I got carried away & pruned way low (down to about 1'). Now this year, they are all over the place; some really long branches, some branches growing straight along the ground. Did the pruning cause that, & if so, is this my punishment? Can I redeem myself? |
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| What kinds of roses are you talking about? Some roses almost seem to thrive on severe pruning--like some hybrid teas. Others almost resent it. A windstorm threw a really BIG oak branch down on my mature Buff Beauty, squashing it to the ground. I pruned back severely, watered, and waited--and not much happened. During the next couple years, my BB did very little growing, so I finally had to spade it and start over with a new one--which isn't as large but is healthy and vigorous and growing fine. Nothing wrong with propping up some low-riding branches, however, until the rose gains back enough strength to hold its own. Kate |
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| I suspect that your original roses may have died, and the rampant growth you are seeing may be rootstock. If that is the case, your leaves and canes will look a bit different from the originals, and they either won't bloom, OR they will bloom just once, in the spring. If your roses are Hybrid Teas, the rootstock in question is probably 'Dr. Huey.' There are other rootstocks, but that is the most-common. |
Here is a link that might be useful: 'Dr. Huey' on HelpMeFind
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- Posted by patricia43 z8 AL (My Page) on Fri, Jul 25, 14 at 14:18
| If your roses have bloomed and they bloomed true, they are not Dr. Huey. If they have not bloomed since this severe pruning and amazing growth and/or have bloomed strange red blooms, they are most likely rootstock. Otherwise, it sounds like a good pruning was good for them. You might want to keep an eye out for odd blooms and next year, in case this is not rootstock, prune them lightly from time to time throughout bloom season, but no more than by one-third. |
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| Hi, Patricia43! |
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- Posted by ken_adrian MI z5 (My Page) on Fri, Jul 25, 14 at 14:25
| Did the pruning cause that ==>>> NO!!! and w/o pix.. the rest is speculation ... ken |
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- Posted by patricia43 z8 AL (My Page) on Fri, Jul 25, 14 at 14:25
| Great seeing you, Michael. After losing 200-300 roses to a big dose of Round-Up (not of my doing), I am ready to start over but it took some time. |
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- Posted by dwesterlund none (My Page) on Fri, Jul 25, 14 at 15:16
| Thanks to all! Here's a pic of the roses. I forgot to mention that I have no idea what kind they are. |
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- Posted by patricia43 z8 AL (My Page) on Fri, Jul 25, 14 at 18:22
| No zone, no close-up of stamen, stem, bloom, no idea. You should give much more information than what is given. I don't want a dinner invitation, just enough information to try to help you with your rose question. They certainly do not appear to be hybrid tea roses from where I sit, but they could be some kind of shrub or China, etc. |
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| His original post seemed to indicate that he was in Zone 5 -- HOWEVER, yes. We'd need to see more close up images of the roses -- and if there's anything known about what sort of roses they are, that would be helpful. That said, I see blooms on the left, and blooms on the right. A close look at those would be helpful. Without more info, we can't help much. |
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