Washingtonians

[cheryl98117]

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If I was to cut everything fatter than a mans pinky, I would have to cut it to the ground... This rose is huge, stands a little over 9 feet, and most stalks are 1-2" aprox, in diameter... There are suckers that shoot strait up that are no thicker than a pinky...

Holy cow that is a monster!!! Is it a climber or bush type? I'd probably still take back all the old canes to a desired height, cut out any old dead wood and then just manage the new growth over the next few seasons. I'd also probably use a pruning sealant as those will be some massive cuts! Have fun!

Gonna use a chain saw?

lol I gotta do something. The poor thing is so over grown and top heavy that if its not tied up it falls over on itself... I have a really nice pare of large clippers, but I'm not so sure that even those are heavy enough to cut through the thickest stalk... I have already taken off the obviously dead wood, but have been afraid to cut back much of the living, as I have NO clue how far to take it back. Do I prune it like a tree and only remove 30%, or can I do a more drastic pruning and remove 1/2 or more...?

Can you tell I have no clue what to do with this rose? lol I had someone that I thought I had hired. Paid them and everything, and they never once touched this rose. But every year I get blooms. All through spring, and into late fall. This plant was still budding out flowers in late december of this past year. Very pretty, medium sized, pink roses. The humming birds LOVE them for some reason.

Also I am not sure if this is supposed to be a bush or a climber... It has nothing to climb onto, so I am guessing it suposed to be a bush, but really its more like a small rose tree.

 

[blueducklings]

anybody know what to do if an egg is both as flat on top as at bottom? And this stumper has no visible air sack when I candled it to see

I just put it on its side for now.

 

[goodeggsforyou]

Hope I'm doing this right. Not too techno savvy
I live in Walla Walla, WA in the very southeast part of the state.
Glad to be able to find other chicken folk.

 

[cheryl98117]

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Jump on in the conversation! We tend to talk alot, so can be a bit hard to follow. lol But everyone here is mostly nice. But watch out for the fat kid! aka Chicken Rustle.! he likes to scope out everyones chickens. lol Make sure to lock your coop up if he's in your area!

 

[broodytood]

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Welcome from the wet, swampy side! Looks like you did just fine and you're definitely in the right place for chicken talks. Just hope you can keep up, things move pretty fast around here at times!

Might want to quit yer day job!

 

[broodytood]

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Holy cow that is a monster!!! Is it a climber or bush type? I'd probably still take back all the old canes to a desired height, cut out any old dead wood and then just manage the new growth over the next few seasons. I'd also probably use a pruning sealant as those will be some massive cuts! Have fun!

Gonna use a chain saw?

lol I gotta do something. The poor thing is so over grown and top heavy that if its not tied up it falls over on itself... I have a really nice pare of large clippers, but I'm not so sure that even those are heavy enough to cut through the thickest stalk... I have already taken off the obviously dead wood, but have been afraid to cut back much of the living, as I have NO clue how far to take it back. Do I prune it like a tree and only remove 30%, or can I do a more drastic pruning and remove 1/2 or more...?

Can you tell I have no clue what to do with this rose? lol I had someone that I thought I had hired. Paid them and everything, and they never once touched this rose. But every year I get blooms. All through spring, and into late fall. This plant was still budding out flowers in late december of this past year. Very pretty, medium sized, pink roses. The humming birds LOVE them for some reason.

Also I am not sure if this is supposed to be a bush or a climber... It has nothing to climb onto, so I am guessing it suposed to be a bush, but really its more like a small rose tree.

I talked to my adoptive Mother who is a rose fanatic. Sounds like if your area is subject to late frosts, then let the pruning go till you know your safe. After that you are going to want to manage the prune over a couple of seasons because of how massive it is. Like you said you don't want to stress it by taking to much off. Hope this helps.
Oh and a pruning book from the library might have pics to help ya visualize.

 

[cheryl98117]

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lol I gotta do something. The poor thing is so over grown and top heavy that if its not tied up it falls over on itself... I have a really nice pare of large clippers, but I'm not so sure that even those are heavy enough to cut through the thickest stalk... I have already taken off the obviously dead wood, but have been afraid to cut back much of the living, as I have NO clue how far to take it back. Do I prune it like a tree and only remove 30%, or can I do a more drastic pruning and remove 1/2 or more...?

Can you tell I have no clue what to do with this rose? lol I had someone that I thought I had hired. Paid them and everything, and they never once touched this rose. But every year I get blooms. All through spring, and into late fall. This plant was still budding out flowers in late december of this past year. Very pretty, medium sized, pink roses. The humming birds LOVE them for some reason.

Also I am not sure if this is supposed to be a bush or a climber... It has nothing to climb onto, so I am guessing it suposed to be a bush, but really its more like a small rose tree.

I talked to my adoptive Mother who is a rose fanatic. Sounds like if your area is subject to late frosts, then let the pruning go till you know your safe. After that you are going to want to manage the prune over a couple of seasons because of how massive it is. Like you said you don't want to stress it by taking to much off. Hope this helps.
Oh and a pruning book from the library might have pics to help ya visualize.

Thanks hun! I will prune it slowly over time. I love this bush/tree, and would hate to kill it. So I will do some reading, maby I will just take the top 3 feet off of it, and see how it goes... That will knock its height down to a little over 6' tall. Honestly... Im 6' and the thing towers over me, it might even be closer to 11' than 9 now that I really look at it, and stand under it. lol Its a monster.

 

[Momto3]

Man I am jealous, you all are just yacking away. Can I be from Washington & Idaho? I am right on the border Lewiston/Clarkston & Moscow/Pullman.

 

[canada-goose]

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I guess Idaho is close enough.

You probably won't get flamed for visiting us.

 

[Zgoatlady]

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When I first heard about this, I thought I would side with the bus driver, but then I watched the video. I'd be furious if my kids were on that bus; that driver is dangerous and in serious need of some anger management! He reached back and yanked that little girl to the front of the bus WHILE HE WAS DRIVING! Clearly he was not focused on their safety to pull a stunt like that! The kids are not angels, but they were not rotten either. They are 5 and 6 years old! What was he expecting? He could have pulled over, explained the rules and say he won't start the bus again until they are all in their seats.

Did you see the rest of it?? At some point he stopped the bus and went back and (it looks like) grabbed another kid in a seat!!!

I didnt see the rest of it. I know how they can be Im a Bus driver. But that guy was driving when he did that to the child could have hurt everyone on the bus.. Plus if your that over your job dont drive..