"Alana Gibson" wrote in message
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nanner wrote:

"Gail Futoran" wrote in message
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"nanner" wrote in message
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I planted 2 New Dawn plants from Home Depot as my first attempt last
spring.. it made about 3 strong 8' vines on each plant. Now - hooray -
they
are covered in new growth and lots of buds!!!

should i be pruning some of the new growth or the bushy looking parts
around the bottom? I don't know really what to do at this point - maybe
i'll post a photo.

thanks

Are the "bushy looking parts" growing out
of the bud union or from below it?

Gail
near San Antonio TX Zone 8




i don't know what the "bud union" means but the bushy looking stuff is
way down at the base of the plant - the buds are a few feet higher
Hi nanner!
A grafted rose means that a rose is joined to a the roots of another rose
that has sturdier, more vigorous roots resulting in what is called
a "bud union". It appears as a slightly enlarged knobby growth at or near
the base of the rose. If the bushy growth is from below this "bud union"
cut them off. If allowed to grow they would produce blooms of whatever
rootstock was used and eventually take over the plant so that you would
see no more of the rose blooms you paid for.

Prune now only to remove dead growth, wait till after spring flowering to
prune for shape or size control, but never prune a climber heavily.

Here is a link that you might find useful:
http://www.mc.edu/campus/users/nettl...ofaq-glos.html

Happy Growing
Alana

THANK YOU!! (caps intended!!) I appreciate your input. iam going to go
check it out now!!



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