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I would like to know how hard I can trim back roses this time of year.
I'm in Atlanta. I have a client that moved his furniture studio. He had planted 45 David Austin roses. He didn't take care of them the lasttwo years. The climbers look okay, 25 feet and climbing. The others just look overgrown. I took care of them the first year and they did okay. The second year he took care of them and once again, fine. The owners of the property said I could take care of them. I just hate to see them in such sad shape. Can I prune them down to say 3 feet for the bushes -- they are at 6 feet or more. The runners, who knows. Help! Kavin |
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oups.com... I would like to know how hard I can trim back roses this time of year. I'm in Atlanta. I have a client that moved his furniture studio. He had planted 45 David Austin roses. He didn't take care of them the lasttwo years. The climbers look okay, 25 feet and climbing. The others just look overgrown. I took care of them the first year and they did okay. The second year he took care of them and once again, fine. The owners of the property said I could take care of them. I just hate to see them in such sad shape. Can I prune them down to say 3 feet for the bushes -- they are at 6 feet or more. The runners, who knows. Help! Kavin I have some large Tea roses (not Hybrid Tea) that had gotten overgrown, too many canes competing with each other. I cut about 1/2 to 2/3 of three plants, trying to cut older canes and crossing (inside the plant) canes. They now have a really cool open and airy look. I'm not sure about severely pruning the height at this time of year. It might be too stressful for the plant. But cutting out some of the excess older canes down to the bud union should be ok. I don't know what you're referring to as "runners". Roses have canes. Gail near San Antonio TX Zone 8 |
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Gail Futoran wrote: snip Thank you. The runners were basically low, horizontal canes. Believe me, I'm clueless on most of this. I was told there were climbers, bushes and those that were low and 'ran'. Will let you know what happens. Kavin |
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ups.com... Gail Futoran wrote: snip Thank you. The runners were basically low, horizontal canes. Believe me, I'm clueless on most of this. I was told there were climbers, bushes and those that were low and 'ran'. Will let you know what happens. Kavin Ok. Climbing roses don't actually "climb", like a vine. They just get long canes that need to be tied to something. One of my David Austin roses, "Teasing Georgia" grew like a weed the first year I planted it and put out canes long enough that I had to tie them to a trellis just to keep the bush shaped. Anyway, good luck. Gail |
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