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Initial post 30 MAR 10 by redwood rose
I planted Cl. Devoniensis and Cl. Cecile Brunner at the same time near the same old redwood tree eight yrs ago, and they are both climbing it. Even though Cl. Devoniensis only has one big basal cane, it has outclimbed Cecile by more than ten feet so far! A friend planted hers near a fig tree and it has totally swamped it - in a good way.........Oh, and today both roses started opening their gorgeous blooms, and it's not even April yet!
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Reply #1 of 3 posted 20 APR 11 by Kacie
Be careful. When I moved to Tucson I planted a R. Fortuiana and a white Lady Banks under a mesquite tree. The last time I had had either of them I was living in a cool damp climate and silly me thought they would only grown into 4 or 5 foot high mounds. 4 years ago I had to cut them out of the tree which I thought they had killed. They had completely smothered the tree not allowing it to get any light. I ended up taking 5 pickup loads of rose to the local dump.

Watch out for the house eaters. Cecile Brunner can be one.

Kacie
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Reply #2 of 3 posted 21 APR 11 by redwood rose
The two roses are in a 100 year old redwood tree. It is HUGE. I think it'll be fine...
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Reply #3 of 3 posted 21 APR 11 by Kacie
Good: I think it would be hard for CB to take over that one. My Devoniensis is only about 15 feet and quite mannerly so far. I would love to see them climb. I love the huge climbers. Am restarting a Belle of Portugal and Belle Blanche to put in a couple of my other mesquites. I really like them for climbing roses because they give a nice lightly filtered shade and are water miners (roots can go down over 90 feet) so don't bother the roses as much as other trees.

Kacie
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