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Roses growing sideways... what should I do ?

southbay
14 years ago

Hi,

I have a few roses in my backyard and one of them grew sideway(the leftmost one in the 1st picture) and I'm wondering if I can straighten it up.

As the close-up shot in the 2nd picture shows, the stem looks to have started growing sideways from the beginning(along the red line in the 2nd picture). Should I cut that stem to prevent it from growing further, or is there any chance to be able to straighten up ?

There is a lawn sprinkler head where this rose hangs over and water doesn't spread because of the rose blocking its way, so I have to do something with this rose.

Pic1

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2606/3718548746_31cc69a65c.jpg

Pic2

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3514/3718548910_19f8e9d7d7.jpg

Apprecaite your advice.

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