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Can I save this?

Csbartlett84Csbartlett84 Posts: 61
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I have this beautiful rose in our garden but unfortunately due to an extension it has to go. Is there any way of me saving it? If I try to dig it up will it survive? It's been here for years as far as I can tell. Or can I take cuttings? 
Unfortunately I do not know what type of rose it is.

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  • D0rdogne_DamselD0rdogne_Damsel Posts: 4,184
    Hello,

    I had a similar dilemma a few years ago and managed to save the rose. 

    Dig as deep as you can get as much root as you can, I did lose some very deep bits, then get it straight into a well prepared well watered hole. I cut almost all the branches off, down very low, and astonishingly, within a few weeks I had lovely fresh growth and a great summer of flowers. 

    It's as big as ever now and very healthy. 

    Good luck. 
    • “Coffee. Garden. Coffee. Does a good morning need anything else?” —Betsy Cañas Garmon
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    edited April 2023
    If you don't have a new site ready for it until after the extension is built, you could try a large pot (thinking something like 50cm or more in both depth and diameter) as a temporary home, although it's difficult to guess how big the root ball will be when you get it out. Prune the top growth down as @D0rdogne_Damsel said so that it can focus on root growth to begin with.
    Edit: just noticed the paving slabs. I would lift the two in front of the rose first (and any concrete/hardcore underneath) because the rose roots are probably growing underneath them.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
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