My guess is that it's a Prairie rose that doesn't travel well, so we won't have the ability to ID it. It's in the same general family as Harison's Yellow, but with much, much nicer bush form. My experience has been that canes on these types are quite long lived. So there isn't any reason to do any drastic pruning. Eventually, the really old canes will start turning a grey color. That's when you start getting serious about removing them. You can also wait until they are truly dead, or at least not producing the leaves and flowers the rest of the rose does. If you want to shorten the long canes a bit, feel free. I wouldn't cut off more than a third of the length, though, and I personally don't think I'd cut anything off. It really looks quite good right now, IMHO. No you do not have to deadhead it. It sounds like what you are trying to do is one of the ways I prune gallicas. The big difference is that the canes on those roses can be very short lived. Getting three good, productive years from some gallica canes is typical, so it's very important to keep new canes coming along, and keep the old ones pruned out.

Paul, I viewed the "Sir Main Canes" segment, and the lowly servant lateral cane, who is now about 2" thick in diameter and down low, promoted himself to Sir without my permission, so I guess I will just leave well enough alone. And I will definitely stop giving the main canes 'haircuts'. I used this method to prune my 'Paul Himalyan Musk' and wrap it semi-pillar style around a wild cherry tree last week, and it didn't turn out too bad! And I only came away with minor scratches. All is well! Thank you again for your help and advice. Hello, Judy! These videos are the best! Paul is a great teacher. I only wish my high school math teacher had been so fun and easy to understand. Maybe I would have passed Algebra II & geometry. Oh, me. -terry

Remove whole canes at the base when they get so old they don't produce as well as newer canes. Cut back laterals (secondary shoots) to a couple of leaves after blooming-- that is, unless you need to use some of the stronger laterals for coverage. If a climber is too bushy and overgrown, it is usually because you haven't kept the laterals cut back. I wouldn't do a lot of pruning now, as it would reduce the first flush, which is the main flush for climbers.

Different kinds of roses require different kinds of pruning. Climbers are supposed to get tall--after all, they're climbers--and yours evidently took being cut back hard unkindly and is now sulking. I pruned my climbing Tea 'Noella Nabonnand' too drastically once, and it sat and refused to grow for the next two or three years. Finally it made up its mind to put out canes again. If you want your climbing rose you'll probably just have to practice patience. Make sure it's fed and watered and mulched, and wait. Even among climbing roses different kinds have different needs, but in general I find it works to cut out the oldest canes and tie in the new ones, shortening them somewhat if necessary. Dead canes can be pruned out at any time. Exactly when and how to prune will depend on your climate and growing conditions, and on the rose variety.