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Rambling rose recommendation please

Bee witchedBee witched Posts: 1,295
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Evening everyone.

We've decided to try growing a rambling rose up a large oak that we have in the garden.
The tree is at the edge of our woodland, and is east facing. Average soil.

Would this work, and would it need tying in at first to get it started?

I've had a look on the David Austin website and am spoilt for choice ....  any recommendations would be good.

Thanks, Bee x
Gardener and beekeeper in beautiful Scottish Borders  

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  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Bee, would you like a repeat flowerer?
  • Bee witchedBee witched Posts: 1,295
    Thanks @pansyface,

    They all sound fabulous .... so I'll need to check them out and make a decision .. won't be easy.
    I didn't know there were repeat flowerer ramblers @Fire.
    Might be nice to have an encore!

    Bee x
    Gardener and beekeeper in beautiful Scottish Borders  

    A single bee creates just one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    The DA site lists a few repeat flowering ramblers - I have Malvern Hills which can get to 4.5m and The Lady of the Lake which gets to 3.75m.   There's also a white one called Snow Goose but it is much less vigorous.

    For one that's vigorous enough to grow thru an oak tree you'd need a Kiftsgate, a Rambling Rector or a Wedding Day - all white or cream - or a Paul's Himalayan Musk which is pale pink.   These will all get to 10 metres but only flower once, in June, and then have hips. 
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  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    We have Rambling Rector on a big arch(white) Rosa banksiae (pale yellow) New Dawn pale pink, which is technically a repeat and a climber rather than a rambler.,on a smaller arch.
  • JellyfireJellyfire Posts: 1,139
    I’d echo @Obelixx, we have rambling rector, Paul’s Himalayan musk and wedding day all growing through trees, you’ll need something pretty vigourous to compete against an oak, and it will need lots of watering for the first year or two until it gets going. American pillar is randomly growing in one of the trees on the common in front of our house and seems to be doing pretty well for itself as well if you want something a bit more colourful 
  • bcpathomebcpathome Posts: 1,313
    I have a lovely late flowering pink rambler called Ethel that I can recommend also a Gheslaine de Felegond ( that’s not the right spelling ) which has gone bananas this year ,pinky beige colour with a touch of peach .Profuse flowering and repeats .I recommend both. 
  • raisingirlraisingirl Posts: 7,093
    edited June 2022
    I had one called Sanders White in a previous house - it had a fabulous scent and it was quite vigorous (although not up there with Kiftsgate). Very thorny though
    Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon

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  • Bee witchedBee witched Posts: 1,295
    Thanks everyone for your ideas and advice.

    I was looking at Paul's Himalayan Musk, and I think, on balance, I would be happy to sacrifice repeat flowering for the added benefit of hips.

    It is hard to choose just one though ... and I've now started to look at other trees we have to see where else we might grow some more     

    Bee x
    Gardener and beekeeper in beautiful Scottish Borders  

    A single bee creates just one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime
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