Cut back DdB before giving her away?

14 years ago

I'm happy on two counts. I'm getting a 2- or 3-gallon LeVesuve on Sunday to replace Duchesse de Brabant. And DdB has a home to go to. But I need help to get her out of the ground as safely as possible. She's 5x5. I don't know if I should cut her back or leave her as she is, knowing she'll have lots of dieback that can later be removed. I'll be putting her in a 20-gallon pot, so I'll cut her roots as big as possible. Notice I didn't say rootball. Getting an intact rootball in my sandy soil is nye on impossible. She will basically be bare root, and I will fill around her with soil. I wish I had some composted horse manure. All I have is bagged cow manure compost. I could go buy some Fafard potting soil (don't know what # they carry) if you think that would be a good idea. Any advise would be greatly appreciated. Rose friend, Susan, is anxious to welcome her home.

Sherry

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patricianat
14 years ago
You can cut it back by one-third, and I don't think in your area it would be at all a problem right now if you cut it back more, but then I would not. I am so sorry you were not pleased with her. She was one of my favorites. I lost mine along with many others, most of which were noisettes, but I did lose DdB and a Lady Hillingdon. I gave a friend La Vesuve (an attorney in Tampa, several years ago). It grew like wild fire. She loved it. It was beautiful and became her favorite rose. She loved the petal formation.
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trishaw
14 years ago
Sherry we have been doing this for what seems like months at the nursery. Our rule of thumb is that the top of the plant should be equal to the bottom. If the roots are 2 feet long, then the top should be as well. Is she going to keep the rose in the pot or transplant right away? We just planted close to 200 roses in my yard. Dug them up, stuck them in barrels of water, trucked them to my yard and popped them right back into the ground. Have not lost a single one-

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sherryocala
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14 years ago
Trish, so you had a rootball that you stuck in water, right? I won't have that, but I don't think it will matter since the roots will still be in water. Cutting the tops that short makes sense. I haven't planted any bare root roses, but I've been planting daylilies where you make a cone of soil and lay the roots around the cone. Does that sound like a good plan? Don't know for sure if she has a bed ready to receive the rose. But at least if I do it this way, she can pot her up properly when she gets her home. I guess the roses that were moved to your house included Teas?
Did you cut them back immediately before digging them up? Did you root prune some time before the actual move?

Thanks!!

Sherry
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trishaw
14 years ago
No rootball- these were treated as bareroots. We cut them back as they were lifted from the ground. Some of the thousands were potted up and will remain so for the time being. The ones that are living at my house are in the ground, leafing out and looking great! I have mainly teas, china's and noisettes. There is a shrub bed that was planted last Friday with more modern roses from a specific breeder. Feel free to email me if you want faster replies! Actually, I am going to email you with my home email- happy to help!
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14 years ago
Rats! Had I known you were giving it away I wouldn't have ordered another one the other day. I love this rose but it died over the summer when we were up north because we didn't get our normal regular rain this year. :-/
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