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DA bare root with die back on stem

nickoslesterosnickoslesteros Posts: 178
in Problem solving
Hello!

I planted a number of David Austin bare root roses last autumn. One of them, though leading out nicely has some doe back which is recent as you can see the remains of a dead bud. 

Do I need to 'arrest' this for back by cutting it out before it gets worse?

Many thanks!


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  • nickoslesterosnickoslesteros Posts: 178
    Forgot to add.photos.

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Do you know the name of this rose?

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





  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    I would prune it back to a healthy bit of stem just above a new shoot. It looks as though there is one.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • nickoslesterosnickoslesteros Posts: 178
    @Dovefromabove Lady of Shallot
    @Busy-Lizzie good call I'll try that shortly

    Many thanks :)
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    I’m not sure that those leaves look right for Lady of Shallot … they’re very toothed and don’t show the bronzing I’ve seen on the young leaves.  However it’s not a rose I grow so I may be worrying unnecessarily. 

    Hopefully @Marlorena or one of the other rose growers who know this rose well will see this. 

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





  • nickoslesterosnickoslesteros Posts: 178
    I hope that's what it is as I paid 22.50 for it specifically 🤣
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    Anyway, whichever one it is, doesn't really matter, it needs the dead bit pruned off to prevent dieback.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 4,254
    Is that specimen not buried too deeply into the ground?
  • MarlorenaMarlorena Posts: 8,705
    No, it's perfectly fine as planting goes.

    I'm not seeing anything there that says it's not Lady of Shalott at this stage, but perhaps show another photo in 3 weeks or so... Juvenile foliage is often serrated and will develop a maroon edge, older leaves turn darker green.
    One of the very best roses of this type and colour, you have chosen well.
    As Busy Lizzie has already said, you should prune the stem at the point I've highlighted in white to remove the unhealthy part of the shoot, which will only spread southwards if left on.
    Your rose will benefit from a decent rose feed in about 2 weeks time.



    ..this is a young 'Lady of Shalott' which I know to be true.  It's a little further on than yours that's all, but not much..

    East Anglia, England
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Thank you for discounting my concerns @Marlorena 😊 

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





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