On Fri, 22 May 2009 09:04:04 -0700 (PDT), Frank Booth Snr
wrote:

On 21 May, 08:39, bob wrote:
On Wed, 20 May 2009 15:23:58 -0700 (PDT), Frank Booth Snr

wrote:
What is the variety/name of the rose?

Don't know. Could you identify it from a pic? It's not quite in
flower yet.
That's not as straightforward as it seems as some roses of different
varities have similar looking blooms. I'd really need to know whether
it's Hybrid Tea or Floribunda type.as they are pruned a bit
differently. How old is the rose, and does it tend to throw up several
stems each year or just the odd 1 or 2.?

The rose was here before I took the house so can't tell you how old.
But here's a pic and I'll tell you what I know.

http://i665.photobucket.com/albums/v...usser/rose.jpg

The main stem is a good 5cms thick and 50 cms high. It looks
weathered and quite old.

From here (the graft) there are 5 main stems about 2-3 cms thick also
aged and wizened in appearance.

From those have sprung dozens of stems, much of it new growth since I
cut back quite agressively. Most of these stems are out of the
picture at the top and reaching for the sky.