Visited a friend today in NE Ohio who was unhappy that his roses had
bloomed so sparsely this year. I don't know what variety they are,
sorry. The plants are quite large and have been trained on a trellis
to meet and arch overhead; the plants are at least 8 feet tall and a
few years old. There is much green new growth as well as woody growth
from previous years on large stems; many stems are 1" in diameter. I
thought the plants might be putting too much energy into stem and leaf
growth to produce too many blooms. Any other thoughts?