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'Albertine' rose Reviews & Comments
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Would anyone have an opinion on Albertine's habit and suitability for growing up a large dead tree? Would it be similar to American Pillar?
Many thanks, Jessica
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Very similar in habit to American Pillar. If it can hook a cane over a lower dead branch, I am sure it will be just fine from then on.
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Just make sure you keep it up off the ground. Most of the ramblers will root down (layer themselves), and this is a prickly one.
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Thank you Patricia and Margaret. I just ordered him and hope to report on how he grows. I really appreciate all your advice and comments on this site- I was about to order "May Queen" instead but I saw that you mentioned that she has more of a procumbent habit Margaret and that steered me off.
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May Queen is very lovely. I'd give it a go - just keep it up off the ground too.
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Agree. ‘May Queen’ is just delightful. I grow it on a Golden Delicious apple tree and the apple and rose bloom just about at the same time. The parrots eat all the apples from this tree so it really serves only as a beautiful prop for ‘May Queen’.
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Ahh well I do have this very tall old plum tree that also produced just for the bower birds so perhaps I can get May Queen after all. Thank you both for encouraging my addiction!
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#6 of 9 posted
2 MAY 20 by
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Keep in mind, that a dead tree might rot and fall over with the fully grown rose. It happened to me with an old oak tree... with a lot of damage. But for the time being, it was a wonderful sight.
Another possibility Dentelle de Malines: https://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=21.187967
I grow Albertine on a rose-bench/structure. Very rewarding, but a prickly business to prune and train.
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Yes that is a consideration for sure - I did have an arborist look at it and he thought it was OK. Unfortunately the tree is in falling distance to my neighbor's house so hopefully the rose wont act as a sail?! Now I'm worried!
Meanwhile, Wow those photos of Dentelle de Malines are amazing - especially since its description lists a height of only 3m. Alas I'm not sure if it is available in Australia. Many thanks for you advice.
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#9 of 9 posted
2 MAY 20 by
Jay-Jay
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