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So should I go dig this one up...
http://neworleans.craigslist.org/zip/1441390270.html
http://neworleans.craigslist.org/zip/1441390270.html
Ceilile Brunner Rose Bushes for free
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Cecile Brunner
OMG,
Absolutely! You can see from this person's pictures they planted this as a bush and they have probably been hacking away at it to make it behave! You best go rescue it. I sure wish I could be there to do it for you, but I assure you this is the perfect time, and it is an easy thing to do.
Don't worry about cutting roots. simply spade around the stem about 12-18 inches. If you feel the shovel stop from a root you are going to have to either use your weight to cut through or stop and somehow reach in with some pruning cutters (probably those long-handle kind). I would try to take the rootball with soil intact (this person will have to find replacement soil themselves (they probably will leave the hole to fill with another more appropriate rose).
Typically this kind of move the pruning is not done until Spring. This will let you see which portions survive and which do not. If you pruned now you might potentially be cutting the portions that would have survived. However, from the looks of this monster, I think you will have to prune. It may not anchor well to replanting if a wind should come along with all that top growth. Unless you have an arbor to already start training and attaching this to.
Since this is a rescue operation. I would recommend pruning down to half (only a recommendation for handling ease)...just cut it across the middle in an even sweep; reducing the size by half. Then when Spring comes do a more appropriate cleaning of dead branches and to even it up.
Just trust yourself, these bushes will want to survive; They will likely grow so much nicer for you than they have for this person. The only thing is that it is a prolific climber! So provide it with a nice fence, arbor, or trellis to climb on!
This is a stunning color and I just love how the blooms glow!
Wishing you luck,
Ron
ps, let us know how it went and this Spring I bet you will be posting the most beautiful Cecile Brunner Rose pictures for all of us to drool over!
OMG,
Absolutely! You can see from this person's pictures they planted this as a bush and they have probably been hacking away at it to make it behave! You best go rescue it. I sure wish I could be there to do it for you, but I assure you this is the perfect time, and it is an easy thing to do.
Don't worry about cutting roots. simply spade around the stem about 12-18 inches. If you feel the shovel stop from a root you are going to have to either use your weight to cut through or stop and somehow reach in with some pruning cutters (probably those long-handle kind). I would try to take the rootball with soil intact (this person will have to find replacement soil themselves (they probably will leave the hole to fill with another more appropriate rose).
Typically this kind of move the pruning is not done until Spring. This will let you see which portions survive and which do not. If you pruned now you might potentially be cutting the portions that would have survived. However, from the looks of this monster, I think you will have to prune. It may not anchor well to replanting if a wind should come along with all that top growth. Unless you have an arbor to already start training and attaching this to.
Since this is a rescue operation. I would recommend pruning down to half (only a recommendation for handling ease)...just cut it across the middle in an even sweep; reducing the size by half. Then when Spring comes do a more appropriate cleaning of dead branches and to even it up.
Just trust yourself, these bushes will want to survive; They will likely grow so much nicer for you than they have for this person. The only thing is that it is a prolific climber! So provide it with a nice fence, arbor, or trellis to climb on!
This is a stunning color and I just love how the blooms glow!
Wishing you luck,
Ron
ps, let us know how it went and this Spring I bet you will be posting the most beautiful Cecile Brunner Rose pictures for all of us to drool over!
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I absolutely agree with Ron. Go get it immediately & get it into your earth as soon as possible. It is a beautiful rose -- I had it in my last garden growing along a tall fence.
Use some of the stems you take off to make cuttings for your friends !
Good Luck.
:rose Hattie :rose
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Wow those are nice!
I am almost will to take a long ride for those!
Looks like they have lots of them!
I vote grab the shovel and head on over.
Joe
Edited to add; Cool the guy is willing to help dig to! It is a win win deal!
I am almost will to take a long ride for those!
Looks like they have lots of them!
I vote grab the shovel and head on over.
Joe
Edited to add; Cool the guy is willing to help dig to! It is a win win deal!
cwhit590
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Those pics are gorgeous!!! 
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So I emailed him. I haven't heard anything back yet. Ron, those pics you posted do you think they are from one plant. I saw pics like that in the Edmods? catalog but I didn't think it was real or I figured that it must be a lot of plants to get that kind of bloom.
If I can get this I may be getting an arbor for xmas.
If I can get this I may be getting an arbor for xmas.
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Potentially over time one bush could cover that much space, but since a normal growth length can reach 10ft or more, a planting of 5 foot apart will definitely fill in this much space much faster than just one plant.
I am not sure about these pics because they are examples; so there is no way to tell if that is only one plant, but it is possible.
To help you along with your decision, my pergola is about 10 x 10, and I have only one climbing rose for that entire top area. Granted it has now been about 3-4 seasons but I think we are making great progress.
The rose I have for my Pergola is New Dawn, very similar to Cecile Brunner but a lighter shade of pink.
I love the way the stem looks now (this pic was a month ago)
Eventually this one rose will cover this entire pergola! I give it about 3-5 more seasons; we will see!
Here is where it is on top (taken a month ago) forgive the leaf stress..this was a hot month!
Here is an example of a climber on an arbor. This was in less than two seasons and already it is too big for this arbor. Without constant pruning this would turn into a big mass just like you see in the picture with the Cecile Brunner Rose. I will eventually move this to an appropriate fence so that it can grow long canes and cover a much larger area. I feel bad I chose a climber for an arbor; in the future only ramblers will be used for such small spaces, where as the pergola or a fence is perfect for a climber!
This is Joseph's Coat
So my recommendation if you do get this climber is to consider somewhat of a larger area LOL...otherwise you will have work on your hands! In the future if I cannot provide at least 15 feet of growing space for a climber I would choose a rambler instead.
Ron
I am not sure about these pics because they are examples; so there is no way to tell if that is only one plant, but it is possible.
To help you along with your decision, my pergola is about 10 x 10, and I have only one climbing rose for that entire top area. Granted it has now been about 3-4 seasons but I think we are making great progress.
The rose I have for my Pergola is New Dawn, very similar to Cecile Brunner but a lighter shade of pink.
I love the way the stem looks now (this pic was a month ago)
Eventually this one rose will cover this entire pergola! I give it about 3-5 more seasons; we will see!
Here is where it is on top (taken a month ago) forgive the leaf stress..this was a hot month!
Here is an example of a climber on an arbor. This was in less than two seasons and already it is too big for this arbor. Without constant pruning this would turn into a big mass just like you see in the picture with the Cecile Brunner Rose. I will eventually move this to an appropriate fence so that it can grow long canes and cover a much larger area. I feel bad I chose a climber for an arbor; in the future only ramblers will be used for such small spaces, where as the pergola or a fence is perfect for a climber!
This is Joseph's Coat
So my recommendation if you do get this climber is to consider somewhat of a larger area LOL...otherwise you will have work on your hands! In the future if I cannot provide at least 15 feet of growing space for a climber I would choose a rambler instead.
Ron
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Lucky you! row
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Thanks ron that is some great info. I am still waiting to here back. Probably I applied to late.
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Ok. I set up a time to go get it tomarrow morning. Can some one tell me more about training?
LIke is it with green beans that have the trellis things that magically attach top stuff? Or will I need to tie it into place?
And so then with you climer, ron, you don't do much prunning so that it can continue to grow and cover your arbor? That would mean that it grows on old wood?
Ok Thanks I so excited....
LIke is it with green beans that have the trellis things that magically attach top stuff? Or will I need to tie it into place?
And so then with you climer, ron, you don't do much prunning so that it can continue to grow and cover your arbor? That would mean that it grows on old wood?
Ok Thanks I so excited....
