Phillip, you'd have to look into whether it's blackspot resistant, and it's not an Antique Rose, but
I am very fond of the Carruth climber, 'Fourth of July'.

In my area, it IS disease-free, and I have been told it is healthy in a wide range of climate zones.
The blooms are, well, GAUDY, I suppose, but I find that they fit in easily with old roses.
It grows here in semi-shade, and soldiers along quite well.
I just don't know if it will climb a tree.

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See plant via the link below.

Jeri

Here is a link that might be useful:

Two roses that were disease resistant and did well in those conditions for me both in Texas and Florida are Dortmund and Kathleen. Fourth of July is vivid, but quite pretty. Weirdly, Joseph's Coat did very well in a fairly shady area for me in Florida, and stayed disease free and almost everblooming.

--Ron

Would 'Climbing Cramoisi Supérieur' be a possibility? Hardiness, height? I don't grow it, but Maurizio in Sardegna speaks highly of it.
Twenty-five feet to the first branch is mighty high, if you're talking about the climber actually growing into the tree. Is that what you had in mind, or did you just want to tie it to the trunk as a kind of pillar rose? To get over twenty-five feet you would probably needs a tall species or species hybrid, and as far as I can recall they're all pale.

Melissa

I was just interested in having the rose sprawl over the spirea and up the bare trunk.

You could try a deep red hybrid perpetual as a short climber such as Souvenir du Dr. Jamain which does well with some shade. It will get some blackspot without spraying but is better than most HPs and I have tried quite a few of them for comparison. Repeat bloom is sparse though. A short red climber that is also healthy is Illusion which will repeat better.

My choice for your spot would be the HMusk Nur Mahal. Check that the color doesn't clash with brick or siding. I find that Nur looks great against a darker background.

Dortmund is a very different and brighter red. I need to check googleearth to see if the one we have going up and over a trellis is visible from Satellite. I expect it is.

I've had Fourth of July and would replant it in a modern bed where I could enjoy the blooms backlit by sun. Mine didn't reach the heights you want.

Another color option would be the noisette Fellemburg, which has a charm of its own and a delicacy tht matches the Bridal Wreath.

These are great suggestions. I see several that have my attention.

How far from the base of the pine should I plant the rose? Do I tie the rose or do I expect the thorns to grab the bark or do I plant it far enough so that the rose basically falls on the pine (And the spirea)?

You'll need to tie the rose: it won't attach itself. With the limbs so high, I doubt you'll find a variety that will get up into the crown and scramble around in there, so basically you'll be treating the trunk like a pillar.

I like 'Nur Mahal' too, by the way, for color, fragrance, and general amiability. I don't know if it's what you're looking for, of course.

Melissa

Fourth of July isn't all that disease resistant out here in NYC and if anything DC is even worse for humidity. Cool rose but it's best out west. Try Ramblin Red. Mine's blooming now and it's looking good. Or go in a slightly different direction and get Mutabilis or Pleasantrie, it's daughter. The latter is MUCH larger than any of the climbers mentioned, it's bright yellow orange turning to dark pink, and has decent, albeit not perfect, disease resistance.

Personally, I'd croak that spirea too . . .

This is a rambler, Ghislaine de Feligonde, that I have growing into a pine tree. I hammered nails into the tree and have tied the canes with twine onto the nails. Part of it is arching over. Ghislaine has no prickles, so this is not hard.

If you want a red, maybe you would like Field of Woods, a found red climber that Countryside Roses carries. I've never seen it, but Patricia43 in Birmingham loves it and has talked about it often. I'm not sure how thorny it is.

Good luck, Gean

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Fields of the Wood a/k/a Kocher Red.

I also have and love Fields of the Woods. Two other good, disease-resistant reds are Kordes Sympathie and Illusion.

Fourth of July gets mixed reviews in my garden--some years it is fine, and other years it is full of blackspot. The canes are very stiff and thorny, so training would have to be done when the canes are very young. I only keep it because my daughter really likes it.