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sprchik

should I prune off the insect-eaten parts??

sprchik
9 years ago

Hello,

I tried to get an ID on this rose bush on the Name That Rose forum, not realizing it couldn't be identified without blooms. (please see my post there if you'd like to see the pictures of it, all eaten - http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/rosesname/msg0719402112112.html )

I have applied an insecticide this past weekend, so hopefully I will soon have buds and blooms to help ID it.

But I'm wondering if I should prune off any of the severely-eaten parts? And if so, how/where? This is the first rose bush I've ever had, so I am pretty clueless on how to take care of it. The only things I've done so far were prune off the huge brown lifeless stalks when I first moved in, and applied the insecticide the other day.

Would it be best to cut off the insect-eaten parts? Or should I just leave it for now and see what happens? I'd really like to see blooms this year, and ID it so I know what I have.

Thanks!

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