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Bret Bethke
Joined: 06 Mar 2007
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Location: Fort Worth,TX
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:37 pm Post subject: climbing rose |
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| my wife transplanted a climbing rose two springs ago I was told not to trim it and it never bloomed, this spring I trimmed it and it bloomed. So do you trim climbing roses or not? and do climbing roses have to have somthing to climb on? |
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sandih
Joined: 04 Apr 2003
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Location: Dallas,TEXAS
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| Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 6:46 am Post subject: |
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| If you trim the roses, I would do it lightly and only in the winter. You do not HAVE to have support on your climbing roses but you're liable to end of with a jumbled mess of canes if you don't. It's a way to help the plant stay upright. There are no real rules here, do what you want. |
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khwoz
Joined: 10 May 2003
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Location: Weatherford,TX
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| Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Generally, climbing roses are pruned after they bloom, not in winter or other times like bush roses. CK this site for more info. & search the Internet for various info. Climbing roses need to have something to climb on or they will be a mess on the ground with grass/weeds growing in the canes. Some people don't trim at all. Trimming is to control the size of plant & perhaps enhance the bloom size, etc. |
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Bret Bethke
Joined: 06 Mar 2007
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Location: Fort Worth,TX
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| Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the advice :D I probably not trim them because the rose bush is in a large corner of my yard and has pleanty of fence to grow on. You all were very helpfull. |
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