As far as I know these roses will produce hips later on. Do you mean if you don't prune these flower tips and leave them on, do they carry on growing on for next year? The rose will keep extending itself from a strong branch and leave gap. If you don't prune, the branches get larger and stiffer but less likely to have leaves on them and the newer and younger shoots continue to grow nearest the tip from previous year's growth. In the long run, you will have less leaves at the bottom and flowers at the tips or at height.
Thank you. I understand it is good for rose hips. I might just let it roam . I want to get it to hide the remains of some leylandii . So a bit of early training will help sending to send in the right direction.
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As far as I know these roses will produce hips later on. Do you mean if you don't prune these flower tips and leave them on, do they carry on growing on for next year? The rose will keep extending itself from a strong branch and leave gap. If you don't prune, the branches get larger and stiffer but less likely to have leaves on them and the newer and younger shoots continue to grow nearest the tip from previous year's growth. In the long run, you will have less leaves at the bottom and flowers at the tips or at height.
The usual treatment of a Rambling Rector is just to stand back and let it do its thing
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Thank you. I understand it is good for rose hips. I might just let it roam . I want to get it to hide the remains of some leylandii . So a bit of early training will help sending to send in the right direction.
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