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'AUSchestnut' rose Description
'St. Alban (shrub, Austin, 2004)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Irina Shushakova
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
22 favorite votes.  
Average rating: GOOD-.  
ARS:
Medium yellow Shrub.
Registration name: AUSchestnut
Exhibition name: St. Alban (shrub, Austin, 2004)
Origin:
Bred by David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (United Kingdom, before 2003).
Introduced in United States by David Austin Roses Limited (USA) in 2004.
Class:
Shrub.   (Series: English Rose Collection)  
Bloom:
Yellow.  Mild fragrance.  120 petals.  Average diameter 2.5".  Large, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters, cupped, globular, rounded bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Medium, arching, bushy, climbing, well-branched.  Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.  

Height: up to 5¾' (up to 175cm).  Width: up to 3' (up to 90cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for garden, landscape or shrub.  Can be trained as a climber.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  
Breeder's notes:
The growth is the kind we so much favour - an arching shrub, holding the
numerous branches with nicely poised flowers.
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 16,407  on  4 Apr 2006   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 10/944,058  on  16 Sep 2004
Inventors: Austin; David C. H. (Wolverhapton, GB)
The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of a shrub rose plant named `AUSchesnut` which was originated by me by crossing the variety `AUSgold` (Golden Celebration), U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,688 with an unnamed, unpatented seedling.
Notes:
This rose can be grown as an 8' climber.