Mine is about eight feet tall and not particularly happy here. I don't know if it's Florida it doesn't like or my horticultural practices or perhaps a bad clone. I love the color of the bloom and wish it was healthier.

If it makes any difference to you, the canes are very stiff and hard to train on mine.

Have you ever considered the climber "Spectra"??? I've seen this rose eat a 12' arbor. Beautiful rose that really needs to be grown by more people. I'm going to see if it likes my weather up here.

Autumn Sunset is registered as a Kodesii shrub. Which means because it has Kodesii blood in it, the rose will like to grow up a little and then sideways. You have to encourage it to go up by tying the canes when it is young.

I have 'AS' growing on the western side of a huge trellis. It's longest branches are about 10' tall. Like Lynette has noted, mine wants to grow up and sideways. This past summer it reached its 4th year and it really took off size-wise, so be prepared to give it some room to grow.

The six own-root Autumn Sunsets I planted in Madison, Mississippi are just barely hanging on. They went in just before we moved, and the young Surgeons who bought the house are sporadic with their watering. So, they're getting so-so care. Reports are that each will throw three or four wonderful Apricot blooms per YEAR. Maybe it's a case of too-good drainage. Maybe not enough fertilizer. Probably, they don't like the Mississippi heat. I'm going to put them in the category of things that CAN BE made to grow in the Deep South: as in with lots of effort. Morning sun only. Perfectly-ammended soil a must. Shaded roots a must. Plenty of water a must. Optimal fertilizer a must. If you've got the time...

I may try one up here, where my Westerland is very happy. Better choices exist for the Deep South, though.

Here in the mild climate of the SF bay, my two Autumn Sunsets are among the healthiest, most dependably floriferous of my roses. They were planted as bands, directly into the ground (I am ashamed to say), grown as shrubs and in a few years reached seven or so feet. No spray.

This past summer we had major sprinkler failures and they got very little water. I lost a few good-sized bushes, but the ASs stayed green and bloomed like troupers. (I'm wondering if they're connecting with some underground source of moisture.)

I've hacked them to prevent them encroaching on the sidewalk. The canes do not seem very flexible, but I've never trained them so don't know how they'd respond.

Colleen

HMF says that one is good for the Midwest and East Coast. An apricot climber that's good in the South and that gets that long would be Jaune Desprez, which is an OGR. I've seen it growing at Antique Rose Emporium, covering a large arbor. Very impressive, and wonderful scent.

Here is a link that might be useful: Jaune Desprez at ARE

There aren't a lot of things that smell better than Jaune Desprez. It's at the top of the scale.

Jeri

I bought this after seeing Zeffy's wonderful picture a few years ago of AS growing in with Zepherine Drouhine. So far here in Texas it's healthy, not a lot of bloom, but plan to give it a little more care and see if that helps...

Thanks so much for the replies. I decided not to put Autumn Sunset on my arbor, but I did get one and planted it in a different spot. I just received a new order in Sept. from Brushwood. I planted Bill Radler's "Cancan" rose on my arbor. I have Clair Matin and also Winners Circle on the other side, so I hope it will work. I had to move my Buff Beauty. I had it on my arbor for 5 years and it simply would not climb.
Thank you Jeri, for your info on Jaune Desprez. I just planted her last year and have high hopes. I really love the OGR's, but decided to experiment with some new roses. I also got the climber, Lemon Meringue, but I'm hoping it will have good disease resistance. Jane