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Climbing rose almost sheared by strimmer

louise818louise818 Posts: 40
in Problem solving
I can't blame my partner - he is only doing his best but he caught this young rose by its only stem and badly damaged it but did not fully shear it off - there is a lot of dead tissue but it is budding - the damage point looks very dry..and I fear it will fail - can I save it. Would er binding it allow recovery or is there another magic method?

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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    if the bark has been stripped off all the way round, it's unlikely to survive
    Devon.
  • TopbirdTopbird Posts: 8,355
    Hi Louise. Roses are pretty tough so it may survive if the root system has got going and depending how far down the bark is damaged.

    If you could try to post a clear photo showing the position and extent of the damage we could tell you if it's worth trying to save / where to cut back to etc etc.

    You describe it as a young rose. How young? If it was only planted this year it's chances of survival are reduced but, if it's already got it's feet well established there might be a chance.
    Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    How long has the rose been in the ground?

    I've cut established climbing roses to the ground and they spring back.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited July 2021
    It sounds drastic ... but climbers can benefit from being cut hard back.  The 'severe pruning' your partner gave it may well trigger lots of new canes to grow from the base, so next year you'll have a much bigger climber and more flowers.  Not the best way to do it, and not the perfect time of year ... but I don't think all is lost.  :D

    I would probably be brave and remove the stem just below the damaged area to guard against infection setting in.  

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • louise818louise818 Posts: 40
    Thanks - all is not lost - it had a brief glowering period then a set back but as you say new shoots are appearing from the base. Thanks very much!
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    "
    it had a brief glowering period"
    It was probably very annoyed.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    🤣 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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