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Prune climbing roses in wrong way

12 years ago

I have two climbing roses I planted last year, Ginger Syllabub and Rosarium Uetersen. I planted them very late last year , so they did not do too much. This year when I did the spring pruning, I forgot they are climbers and trimed them as the normal rose bush way. Right now I feel they do not do too much again. I would like to know if I have given them some sort of shock? Will they grow vigorously later on of the season? Thank you!!

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roseseek
12 years ago
Eventually, they will produce some climbing canes. What you did is often what's done to them in many "nurseries". I'm sure you've found big box stores with climbers hacked like bushes and most of them, IF given decent cultivation and the chance to develop, make climbing canes. The "shock" you gave them was to take away their food production capacities and the stored food they need to put out the roots to support those long canes. Feed and water them properly, don't cut anything else off them, except for perhaps any flower buds they produce to force wood growth and remember they are climbers! Kim
karl_bapst_rosenut
12 years ago
You didn't do anything more than nature foces me to do with many of my climbers due to winter dieback. Many require severe pruning but by mid to late June they've grown some longer canes and look like climbers again.
Mine are mature and established so that may be why they recover so well.
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Hmm, I can't find any rose of that name on HMF, but it doesn't matter what its name is. If you are in heat zone 10, I don't think you need to do anything (other than immediately FIRING the "lawn maintenance" company) except making sure it gets adequate water, and perhaps some food if it hasn't been fed for a while. We had two 3 story roses growing on our house, which were cut way down because the house was getting painted. They bounced back really fast - by 1 year later they were at 15 feet, and by 2 years later they had reached the roof. Jackie
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It would be helpful to know what the climber is you are referring to. In our garden all climbers are not treated the same. For instance if you have a "sport" you most likely need to tie the canes as horizontally as possible in order to get lateral canes from each eye along the cane. The flower is produced on each lateral. Otherwise, you will only get bloom from the top of the canes. Sometimes a true climber doesn't need to be tied in horizonally and will produce flower even when kept shorter. Many people think they should prune their climber like hybrid teas or floribundas and that's why they don't get much flower (only from the top of the canes) If you could spread the 12 ft canes out horizonally, can you imagine the bloom you would get next year, providing of course they make it through the winter. Since you are in a colder zone though, I'm assuming you would have chosen a cane hardy cultivar. If you don't know the rose you have, I would not prune now, but I would secure the canes in order to protect them over winter. With most climbers, you should do very little pruning except to cut out very old non producing canes and then just tip back the winter damage - at least that's what I do with my climbers. Others may have better suggestions for you.
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I've grown my Eden in the ground for ~20 years on the north side of a 6" wooden fence. I've never trained it, nor pruned it much. It grows as a 8-10 ft shrub and blooms ~ 4 times per year. It has gotten shaded recently by a 20-25 ft ficus tree in the neighbor's yard directly over the fence, so my intent was to really hack it back this winter for renewal and to remove dead canes. Alas, I have had major health issues that has prevented that so far. Fingers crossed for still pulling it off in March once I regain the sight in my left eye. The weight of the canes makes it a really good prospect as a large shrub, with most of the blooms at eye level.
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jacqueline9CA
12 years ago
I agree with all of the above recommendations. Also, remember that climbing roses frequently "don't do much" for a year or two after you plant them. They put out shorter, smaller canes, etc. Then, watch out - they will start producing larger, straight, fat, canes that go straight up or out. Leave those canes alone until they have gotten as long as they are going to, and have a chance to harden a bit. Then you can train them on a trellis or whatever.

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hmmm562
Original Author
12 years ago
I see.. Thank you all!! I feel much better and comfortable now. I will keep in mind that climbing roses "will not do too much for one year or two". This remind me I have another climbing rose "Kathleen Harrop" is going crazy now. I have to make a trellis for it soon.

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