Sorry for that poorly worded message, I hate it when I hit the send button
too soon.
When you prune it all depends on if you want any blooms this year. If you
really want to move the plant along, trim it now. But if you do, you'll
loose the blooms from the old wood you cut away. In general, you don't
prune non repeaters until after they bloom, as they bloom on old wood, so
cutting any way will reduce the cane available for blooming. Sometimes
its
worth losing a year of blooms, and if that's the case, go for it now. It
the long run, it won't make a big difference. Just be sure to feed and
water it to promote cane development, and try the Epson salts.
Best Regards
Jeff, Southeast Michigan, Zone 5
"Richard Harison" <noway@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:1206234498.974401@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Thanks Jeffrey,
> Some did say that March was the best time since the bush is still
> "sleeping"
> Any thoughts there?
> By 1/3 I meant 1/3 of all canes--right to the ground
> And yes---it is a non-repeater
> Thanks again
>
> --
> All the Best,
> Richard Harison
>
> "Jeffrey L. Kline" <Klinej@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:4PhFj.28819$R84.1260@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Harison's Yellow comes from the Rosa foetida class, which are the
origin
>> of most modern yellow roses. Very cool. It is, as far as I know, a
>> non-repeater, which often blooms on old wood. If you want to develop
new
>> basal breaks, (canes from the base) old will need to cut back the old
>> wood, which may limit the bloom for a year.
>>
>> Unless you don't care if you get any blooms this year, I would wait
until
>> after it blooms this year, so you can get all to blooming possible,
then
>> remove 50% of the old wood, to the ground. The rest I would cut back
>> some, but keep foliage, so you don't end up with bare sticks! Put some
>> Epson salt (about 1/4 cup) around the base (soon would be good) to help
>> promote new basal breaks. Next year, do the same thing, cut back 50 %
>> for the remaining old wood, until, after several years, you've turned
>> over tall of the canes.
>>
>> The cut 1/3 stuff is more for hybrid teas. I agree, new
>>
>>
>> "Richard Harison" <noway@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>> news:1206222761.154534@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>I have a 17 year old Harison's Yellow which stands about 5' high.
>>> Problem: all the growth is at the top 1' leaving 4' canes, some 3/4"
>>> thick.
>>> I would like to encourage new growth from new canes, so that the plant
>>> appears denser
>>> Some say cut 1/3 or so back to the ground
>>> Some say new canes will not bloom (at least in first year)
>>> Some saw they do not respond well to pruning at all--leave it alone
>>> Most who favor pruning say late winter is the time to do it
>>> Can anyone shed some light on this? Thanks
>>>
>>> P.S. You are not seeing things, a am a direct descendant of the
rose's
>>> breeder
>>> I know more of its history than cultivation!
>>>
>>> --
>>> All the Best,
>>> Richard Harison
>>>
>
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